On September 9, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) announced a smart demonstration project to solve urban problems in Gyeonggi-do, Daegu, Gangneung, and Gyeongsan through the smart city regulatory grace system (sandbox)* It said it plans to approve and announce special regulatory exceptions.
* A system that gives special cases for new products and services using new technologies to allow market launch, test and verification by delaying the current regulations under certain conditions (period, place, scale)
This time, as five new projects for demonstration exceptions were approved, regulatory exceptions for a total of 5 smart city technologies and services were approved since the introduction of the system in February 20.
The five projects newly approved and announced on September 9 are as follows.
In Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, a new type of delivery robot that overcomes the limitations of the existing autonomous driving delivery robot is operated. Hyundai Motor Company plans to develop a delivery robot* that can freely climb up and down obstacles such as stairs and cliffs to demonstrate delivery of convenience store items and pizza. It is expected to be able to compensate for the shortcomings of the existing delivery service and self-driving delivery robot, solve the inconvenience of residents of apartment houses, and contribute to the development of the autonomous driving robot industry.
* The shape of the wheel is freely deformed, so it can be moved while maintaining balance even on stairs
The 'park safety operation system applying artificial intelligence technology' (Pintel Consortium) will be demonstrated in Daegu City. It plans to reduce the incidence of accidents and crimes in urban parks by detecting dangerous behaviors in CCTV images in parks with artificial intelligence image analysis technology and responding quickly. In addition, it is expected to increase the efficiency of park management based on data analysis such as park user density, occupied space, and usage time collected through image analysis.
The 'Electric Vehicle Zone Free Charging System' (FC Co., Ltd.) will be demonstrated at the Noeyeong Public Parking Lot in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang Province. By installing a small amount of electric vehicle chargers and using wires and connecting devices, we plan to build a system that allows drivers to charge without moving from any parking area within the electric vehicle charging area. Through this, it is expected that the inconvenience of rushing out of a vehicle that has been charged or waiting for a long time due to insufficient charging area is expected.
Demand-response mobility*, which is well-received by the public due to reduced waiting and travel time and increased convenience for public transportation, will also be demonstrated in Gangneung and 7 local governments in Gyeonggi-do (Suwon, Goyang, Hwaseong, Ansan, Pyeongtaek, Hanam, and Yangju).
* Mobility that changes routes in real time according to passenger demand
Gangneung-si (CL Co., Ltd.) demonstrated a demand-responsive city tour bus service that can solve problems such as traffic congestion and lack of parking spaces caused by the increase in tourists using passenger cars, and Gyeonggi-do (Hyundai Motor Consortium) uses existing public transportation, By operating the 'Gyeonggi-do Integrated Demand Response Mobility Service' that allows transfer discounts in connection with shared personal means of transportation, etc., we seek a solution to the transportation inconvenience in the early new city area.
Meanwhile, the Smart City Regulatory Sandbox can be applied at any time through the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
* Smart city regulatory sandbox system guidance, online consultation and application support (Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA): http://smartcity.kaia.re.kr/sandbox, Korean Consultation: http://sandbox.korcham. net)
☞ source: Korea Policy Briefing (22.09.07.)