Mobility Industry Calls for "Opening Apartment Parking Lots to the Outside"... Won Hee-ryong Says "Considering Efficient Utilization"

'Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport? Startup? Youth Foundation Coffee Chat' Event

On the morning of the 14th, Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, held the "3rd MOLIT×Startup×Youth Foundation Coffee Chat" event on the theme of mobility services at the Gwanghwamun Youth Foundation. From the right, Lee Jeong-haeng, CEO of Tada; Minister Won; Kim Dong-hyun, CEO of Modu Parking.

On the 14th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it held the '3rd Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Startup - Youth Foundation Coffee Chat' event at the Gwanghwamun Youth Foundation office as the third meeting of the startup communication relay to revitalize new industries in land and transportation.

The Coffee Chat event is a gathering where Minister Won Hee-ryong of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport meets directly with startup representatives, prospective entrepreneurs, and youth to freely share their experiences and exchange various opinions over coffee, focusing on various new industries in land and transportation. The 3rd event was held with the theme of mobility services.

About 30 youths, including prospective entrepreneurs who pre-registered through the 'Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport On-Tong Plaza,' and representatives of startups in the mobility service sector attended this event. Two mobility service startup representatives (Lee Jeong-haeng, CEO of Tada, and Kim Dong-hyun, CEO of Modu Company) shared their entrepreneurial stories, including their motivation for starting a business, service development and funding, and the process of securing startup space.

Starting with discussions on the presentations by the startup representatives, the attendees and Minister Won held a discussion on regulatory innovation related to mobility services and data openness.

Regarding regulatory innovation, there was an opinion that due to the recent nationwide shortage of late-night taxis causing inconvenience for citizens returning home, institutional improvements such as a flexible fare system for platform taxis and opening of parking lots in apartment complexes to the outside are necessary.

Regarding data openness, there was also an opinion that parking information should be opened to be utilized for parking reservations and other purposes.

In response, Minister Won said, "To enhance citizens' late-night mobility rights, various fundamental measures are needed to increase incentives for drivers to operate late at night. While improving the system for efficient use and external opening of parking lots in apartment complexes, we will also strive to open more diverse and high-quality parking lot data from the public sector to the private sector to activate private service innovation for citizens' parking convenience."

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