Korea launches large-scale autonomous vehicle trial in Gwangju

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport officially launched Team Korea for Autonomous Driving, a public-private partnership aimed at making Gwangju the country's first citywide testbed for self-driving vehicles. The launch ceremony, held Wednesday at Kimdaejung Convention Center in the southwestern city, included the signing of a memorandum of understanding by all participating entities and the public unveiling of dedicated autonomous driving vehicles. Under the initiative, 200 software-defined vehicles (SDVs) built by Hyundai Motor will be deployed across Gwangju's 500-square-kilometer urban area beginning in June. Autonomous driving firms Autonomous A2Z and RideFlux will install sensors and software on the vehicles and begin real-world testing after completing safety verification procedures. The project follows a cycle of driving data collection, artificial intelligence model training and field demonstration, with the goal of achieving Level 4 end-to-end autonomous driving by 2027. Level 4 refers to vehicles capable of operating without human intervention under most conditionWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times