Jeju Island, MOLIT final selection of self-driving service business for residents and tourists
Coastal road section tour shuttle, carrier delivery, and public transportation shuttle service provided
■ In the future, tourists visiting Jeju will be able to use the autonomous driving mobility service to first send their luggage to the accommodation in the Jungmun Tourist Complex, and then travel on the circular autonomous tour shuttle service that goes through major sections of the coastal road. You will then arrive at your home in a self-driving car.
■ Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced that the self-driving service pilot project in Jeju was finally selected for the self-driving mobility service project hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in 2022, and it will promote tangible service for residents and tourists.
❍ This project is a project to demonstrate autonomous driving service led by IT Telecom Co., Ltd., and 2023 billion won from the government will be invested for two years until 2. Provincial companies and research institutes such as Ride Flux will also participate.
* (Participants) Rideflux, Gwangmyeong D&C, KAIST, Jeju Research Institute
❍ Through this, △ Circular self-driving tour shuttle service that connects major tourist bases on the coastal road around Jeju Airport △ Carrier delivery service between the airport and Jungmun Tourism Complex △ Public transportation shuttle bus service such as passenger transportation between bus routes on the routes in deficit will be provided. .
❍ During the project period, a total of about 6 level 3 autonomous vehicles (IONIQ, Solati) will be manufactured, and some services will start around October this year when infrastructure and service platforms are built.
– Autonomous vehicles manufactured through the pilot project are returned to the state upon completion of the project and used for continuous mobility services, including lending them to industries, academia, and research institutes for various test runs and data collection.
❍ Meanwhile, Jeju Island has been designated as a pilot operation zone for autonomous vehicles in the 2020km area between Jeju International Airport and Jungmun Tourist Complex (Pyeonghwa-ro) and 38.7km3 within the Jungmun Tourist Complex by November MOLIT in November XNUMX. Driving companies are providing paid services for autonomous vehicles.
❍ Currently, services that focus on autonomous driving experience rather than transportation are provided to residents and tourists, and are operated with two safety personnel who have received professional training in preparation for unexpected situations.
■ Jeju Island plans to foster autonomous driving as a new food and new growth engine in the region to create a future mobility hub.
■ Hyung-seok Yoon, head of Jeju Island's Future Strategy Bureau, said, "We will develop Jeju into a leading city for future mobility by demonstrating various autonomous driving services that residents and tourists can experience."
☞ Source: Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (2022.05.25.)