Hyundai to Pilot Autonomous RoboRide Service in Gangnam

Hyundai Motor Team announced today it will pilot a RoboRide automobile-hailing company in Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea, employing IONIQ 5 battery electric powered automobiles (BEV) with in-household formulated degree 4 autonomous driving technology.

The pilot RoboRide will be the initial automobile-hailing support with autonomous driving vehicles to function in Gangnam, one particular of the most congested spots in metropolitan Seoul. For the pilot provider, the Group has received a momentary autonomous driving procedure permit from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT) of Korea.

It will collaborate with Jin Mobility, a Korean startup functioning the synthetic intelligence (AI)-driven automobile-hailing mobility system ‘i.M.’. Jin Mobility will be in cost of working the two IONIQ 5 RoboRide units on its i.M software. The Team also options to extend the pilot provider, while more producing autonomous driving engineering with consideration for a variety of problems, these kinds of as driving steadiness.  

“At Hyundai Motor Group, we are developing level 4 autonomous driving technological know-how based mostly on the internally produced Superior Driving Assistance Process (ADAS), whose functionally and basic safety are confirmed via mass manufacturing and productive business start,” said Woongjun Jang, Senior Vice President and Head of the Autonomous Driving Heart of Hyundai Motor Team. “We be expecting this RoboRide pilot provider will be an important inflection level that will empower us to internalize autonomous driving technological innovation.” 

“We have been strengthening our capabilities by working on analysis and progress with appropriate establishments. Starting off with the RoboRide pilot support in collaboration with Hyundai Motor Team, we glimpse forward to leading the foreseeable future mobility scene,” reported Lee Seong-wook, CEO of Jin Mobility. “We will set our utmost energy into building synergies via this pilot services.” 

As a result of this pilot, the Group expects to gather precious autonomous driving knowledge and programs to even more develop the stage 4 autonomous driving engineering to navigate safely and flexibly in intricate city environments. 

To prepare for this sort of a challenging driving atmosphere, the Team has also worked with Seoul Metropolitan Govt to create a technique that can join visitors signals with autonomous autos. It has also collected copious driving information since 2019 by screening autonomous driving in Gangnam space. 

In addition, the Team will give an in-house designed distant car support system to make sure safety. The method screens autonomous driving status, vehicle and route, and supports the excursion with distant help functions, this sort of as changing the lane underneath conditions in which autonomous driving is not feasible. Dependent on the level 4 autonomous driving technologies, a RoboRide auto will perceive, make conclusions, and management its individual driving status, although its security driver will only intervene under limited situations. 

The RoboRide pilot service will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from Monday to Friday, to lessen any possible inconveniences on the road. Up to 3 travellers can be on a ride, whilst a security driver will be in the automobile to respond to any emergencies. The Group designs to run an initial demonstration provider for internally picked personnel, and then broaden the pilot service targets to standard shoppers in the foreseeable future. 

To commemorate the pilot support, Received Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea, and Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul City, turned the to start with customers to take a look at generate the RoboRide vehicle.

Source: HMG