LS Mtron Develops Customized Autonomous Tractor for Horse Industry in Collaboration with Korea Racing Authority

Korea Racing Authority Signs MOU
Smart Agriculture Application Planned

LS Mtron announced on the 28th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Racing Authority for the introduction and development of autonomous tractors for the horse industry field.

The event was held at the Korea Racing Authority Jeju Ranch, attended by 15 people including Moon Yoon-young, Head of the Korea Racing Authority Jeju Headquarters, Park Jeong-jin, Jeju Ranch Manager, and Lee Sang-min, Head of LS Mtron Tractor Business Division.

LS Mtron employees and Korea Racing Authority officials are taking a commemorative photo after signing a memorandum of understanding for the joint development of an autonomous driving tractor. (Fifth from the left, Moon Yoon-young, Head of Jeju Headquarters, Korea Racing Authority; sixth, Lee Sang-min, Head of Tractor Business Division, LS Mtron) [Photo by LS Mtron]

Through this MOU, LS Mtron and the Korea Racing Authority agreed to mutually cooperate in advancing autonomous tractor technology and jointly developing autonomous tractors optimized for the horse industry field. They also agreed to share information and opinions related to autonomous tractors and to establish and operate a consultative body for mutual exchange.

LS Mtron will apply smart agriculture to the horse industry sector using autonomous tractors. To this end, the Korea Racing Authority Jeju Ranch, spanning approximately 650,000 pyeong, will serve as a testbed for the development of autonomous tractors. The autonomous tractors are being developed with the goal of equipping pasture management functions such as fertilization, stone removal, mowing, and seeding in large-scale grazing pastures without driver operation. In addition to pastures, they plan to develop the tractors to perform autonomous operations on racetracks that require continuous 24-hour management under severe weather conditions such as rain, extreme cold, and heavy snow.

Lee Sang-min, Head of LS Mtron Tractor Business Division, said, "By developing autonomous tractors specialized for the horse industry field together with the Korea Racing Authority, we will transform into a company that not only serves agricultural sites but also expands its scope to provide customer-tailored solutions."

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