Chungnam Selected for Ministry of Industry's 'Autonomous Shuttle In-vehicle Entertainment Demonstration' Competition

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province has been selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's public contest project, "Autonomous Shuttle Infotainment Technology Development and Service Demonstration."

According to the province on the 3rd, this project will be led by the Korea Automotive Technology Institute located in Cheonan, with local parts companies participating in the technology development.

The province plans to invest 29 billion KRW, including 28 billion KRW in national funds, by 2024 to promote this project.

Participating institutions and companies will develop core infotainment service technologies incorporating virtual reality, augmented reality, and voice recognition tailored to autonomous driving Level 4. They will also conduct overall demonstrations of the autonomous driving process, including parts reliability evaluation and road communication facility construction, as well as data collection and analysis.

The province intends to foster Chungnam as a future automotive industry hub by linking the next-generation automotive parts innovation cluster to be established in the Cheonan-Asan Small Giant R&D Special Zone with the demonstration project.

Lee Tae-gyu, Director of the Future Industry Bureau of the province, said, "We will work to strengthen the foundation for securing core technologies with the Korea Automotive Technology Institute and to build an ecosystem of automotive parts companies and related industries within the province."

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