Chungnam Province Conducts 'Parking Guidance and Crime Prevention Patrols' with Autonomous Vehicles

Chungnam Province announced on the 4th that it will conduct parking guidance and crime prevention patrols using autonomous vehicles in Naepo New Town.

The use of autonomous vehicles for parking guidance and crime prevention patrols will be the first of its kind nationwide, implemented in Chungnam.

Autonomous Vehicle Operation Route Map. Provided by Chungnam Province

Starting from this day, the autonomous vehicle will operate on a route beginning at the Library Intersection, passing through Chungnam Provincial Office Samgeori, Fire Station Intersection, Red Cross Intersection, and Education Office Intersection, conducting guidance activities in areas with dense parking, and then returning to the starting point at the Library Intersection.

The autonomous vehicle will operate on weekdays (Monday to Friday), excluding weekends and public holidays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Six parking guidance sessions will be conducted during the day, and two crime prevention patrols will be carried out at night. One safety officer will be on board the vehicle.

The parking guidance and crime prevention patrol activities will continue for six months until May 31 of next year.

Parking guidance activities will focus on roads around major government offices and commercial areas within Naepo New Town. Crime prevention patrols will be divided into two sections: Section 1 includes Supssok Haneulso Park, Yehak Chungye Intersection, Uihyang Yehak Intersection, and Yemok Uihyang Intersection; Section 2 includes Fire Station Intersection, Jagyeong Village Intersection, Mulpaengi-gol Intersection, and Hanul Elementary School Intersection.

Chungnam Province plans to continuously discover and promote autonomous driving services such as parking guidance and crime prevention patrols to transform Naepo New Town into a future mobility-specialized city.

Yoon Yeogwon, Director of the Road, Railroad, and Aviation Division of Chungnam Province, said, “Parking guidance and crime prevention patrols using autonomous vehicles are activities first attempted in the nation by Chungnam. We hope this will lead to the expansion of autonomous driving services in the public sector in the future.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.