Sejong-si, Address System Advancement for 'Autonomous Vehicle Demonstration'

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A demonstration of autonomous vehicles with an advanced address system will take place in Sejong. The demonstration focuses on implementing technology where the vehicle autonomously finds an empty parking space and parks itself after the driver stops at a specific location and exits the autonomous vehicle.

Sejong City announced on the 20th that it signed an agreement with the Korea National University of Transportation Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation on the 22nd to launch a "road name address-based autonomous valet parking demonstration project" starting next month.

This project is a pilot program to develop a new industry model based on an address system expanded and advanced three-dimensionally to objects and spaces, applying core ICT 4th industrial technologies such as artificial intelligence, voice recognition, and big data.

Earlier, in April, the city was selected as a leading local government for the address information system advancement contest hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, securing a special grant of 190 million KRW.

Building on this, after conducting a demonstration of "outdoor parking lot autonomous valet parking" last year, the city will carry out an indoor parking lot autonomous valet parking demonstration project this year.

The method to be demonstrated by the city involves the driver (autonomous vehicle) stopping at the parking lot entrance and exiting, after which the vehicle automatically finds an empty parking space and parks itself. This differs from the currently commercialized autonomous valet systems where the driver must drive to the parking spot.

To achieve this, the city plans to promote ▲ categorization and standardization of address assignment targets for indoor parking lot facilities (infrastructure) ▲ indoor positioning and autonomous parking demonstration ▲ development of industrial service models.

Jung Hee-sang, head of the Land Information Division of the city, said, "As smart innovative technologies such as autonomous vehicles and drones develop as new growth engines, there is a current need to establish a new industry model based on the convergence of advanced technology and address information." He added, "The city will take the lead in research and demonstration in line with this trend."

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