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LG Uplus announced on the 21st that it will begin a pilot project for 'Intelligent Infrastructure LiDAR Recognition Technology' in collaboration with Seoul Robotics. Photo by Joo Young-jun, Head of Next Generation Technology Lab at LG Uplus (left), and Lee Han-bin, CEO of Seoul Robotics, inspecting the LiDAR sensor installed at the intersection in front of LG Uplus's Magok office building in Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] LG Uplus announced on the 21st that it will begin a pilot project for ‘Intelligent Infrastructure LiDAR Recognition Technology’ in collaboration with Seoul Robotics.

Intelligent Infrastructure LiDAR recognition technology involves installing LiDAR sensors, which are mainly used in autonomous vehicles, on road infrastructure such as intersections to accurately detect objects on the road including vehicles, two-wheelers, and pedestrians. Unlike CCTV, which requires extensive installation to monitor traffic conditions, a single sensor can detect road conditions 24 hours a day. Unlike cameras, it only recognizes shapes, eliminating privacy concerns.

Seoul Robotics is a startup with core technology in LiDAR data analysis software. It possesses LiDAR data analysis capabilities that detect objects within a 100m radius with an error margin of 4cm.

Starting this month, the two companies will install LiDAR at an intersection in front of the LG Uplus building in the Magok district of Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and begin the technology pilot. After securing data and know-how from this pilot project, LG Uplus plans to deploy LiDAR data analysis solutions on cloud and MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) platforms based on 5G communication.

Based on experiences such as the world’s first 5G autonomous driving pilot with ACELAB in 2019 and the successful 5G autonomous parking pilot last year, LG Uplus expects to establish differentiated C-ITS capabilities through intelligent infrastructure LiDAR recognition technology in the future.

Joo Young-jun, Head of the Next Generation Technology Lab at LG Uplus, said, “LiDAR will establish itself as an important traffic infrastructure that not only delivers high performance in collecting traffic information but also alleviates privacy concerns. Following the largest ITS infrastructure project in Gangneung, we will accelerate technology development to showcase differentiated capabilities in upcoming C-ITS projects.”

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