At Ulsan Intersection, They Know When the Traffic Light Changes... Agreement on 'Future Converged Transportation Infrastructure Development and Service Promotion'

Ulsan City, Road Traffic Authority, and Three Private Navigation Companies Collaborate

Remaining Traffic Light Time Can Be Checked via Navigation from October

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A service that provides real-time notifications of traffic light changes at intersections will be introduced in Ulsan starting in October.

Ulsan City has decided to provide real-time traffic signal information services through navigation systems to improve citizen traffic convenience.

On the 23rd at 2 p.m., Ulsan City will sign a business agreement with the Road Traffic Authority at the Seoul branch, along with three private companies: iNavi Systems, Kakao Mobility, and T Map Mobility, to promote the "Establishment and Service Promotion of Future Converged Transportation Infrastructure."

The real-time signal information service displays the remaining time of the traffic light in the direction the vehicle is entering at the intersection on the navigation screen. This allows users to check the signal information of intersections and crosswalks along their driving route.

This service helps prevent dangerous driving behaviors such as speeding and tailgating in advance and reduces unnecessary fuel consumption near intersections. In the future, it will also support autonomous vehicle driving assistance.

This service, which is also a pledge of the 8th local government administration, has so far been provided only through dedicated terminals installed in freight trucks and city buses as part of the next-generation intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) demonstration project. With this agreement, the service will also be available through private navigation systems.

Starting in October, the real-time signal information service will be launched through Kakao Navigation, and later expanded to iNavi and T Map.

Currently, the service is provided only for 169 intersections on major urban roads, but there are plans to continuously expand it by adding 200 more intersections by next year.

Park Soon-cheol, Director of the Transportation Bureau, said, "The real-time signal information service is essential not only for traffic safety but also for building advanced future transportation infrastructure such as autonomous driving," and added, "We will make every effort to provide the service in collaboration with these companies."

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