Semisysco, Edison Motors Making Smooth Progress in Developing Autonomous Electric Bus

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Edison Motors, an affiliate of Semisysco, a company listed on the KOSDAQ, announced on the 15th that the autonomous electric bus being developed jointly with KT will complete its conversion into an autonomous vehicle by next month and finish functional testing and system integration.

The Autonomous AI Center of Edison Motors, located in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, will complete certification tests to obtain a temporary operation permit for the autonomous electric bus under development by the end of the year. Furthermore, full-scale pilot operations are scheduled to begin in March next year at Pangyo Second Techno Valley.

Edison Motors and KT signed a business agreement in July last year to jointly promote the development of eco-friendly autonomous electric vehicles. According to this agreement, Edison Motors is responsible for hardware such as the electric vehicle body and develops autonomous electric buses, while KT handles autonomous driving software technologies including integrated control and remote operation.

KT was selected as the project contractor for the construction of the Pangyo Second Techno Valley Smart Industrial Complex by the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation. KT has experience successfully building infrastructure and platforms for autonomous driving in the preliminary project for the Pangyo Zero City autonomous driving testbed.

A representative from Edison Motors’ Autonomous AI Center stated, "We are preparing to pilot the autonomous cooperative driving electric bus currently under development early next year," adding, "Edison Motors collaborated with KT and leading autonomous driving solution companies from the planning stage to manufacture this bus."

The representative explained, "So far, the cost of core autonomous driving technologies such as LiDAR and radar has been excessively high, limiting Level 4 development," but added, "We plan to develop autonomous buses that do not require LiDAR or advanced platforms for this purpose in the future."

Edison Motors’ Technology Research Institute and Autonomous AI Center are also participating in the national project ‘Development of Real-Time Demand Responsive Autonomous Public Transportation Mobility Service Technology’ under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Autonomous Driving Technology Development Innovation Project. They are conducting research and development aiming to develop a Level 4 15-passenger autonomous electric van platform.

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