Teksi Tanpa Pemandu Hyundai IONIQ 5 RoboRide Pertama Bermula Di Daerah Gangnam

Hyundai IONIQ 5 berfungsi sebagai teksi tanpa pemandu di daerah paling sesak di Seoul.

Kementerian Tanah, Infrastruktur dan Pengangkutan/Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) Korea Selatan telah memberikan permit memandu autonomi sementara kepada Hyundai untuk menguji perkhidmatan panggilan kereta RoboRide baharu. Ini ialah program teksi autonomi tanpa pemandu yang akan dikendalikan dalam daerah Gangnam di Seoul. Ia akan menampilkan DUA kereta IONIQ 5 semua elektrik dengan teknologi pemanduan autonomi tahap 4, yang telah dibangunkan oleh Hyundai Motor Group.

Pada tahap 4, kenderaan melakukan SEMUA tugas pemanduan tetapi dalam keadaan tertentu dan dalam kawasan tetap. Pemandu manusia masih boleh mengatasi kawalan jika perlu.

Hyundai sedang bekerjasama dengan platform panggilan kereta Korea yang dipanggil ‘i.M.’ di bawah Jin Mobility. Sekiranya program ini berjaya pada peringkat awal ini, ia akan dikembangkan secara perlahan-lahan. Buat masa ini, pemandu manusia masih perlu hadir sekiranya berlaku kecemasan, tetapi kereta itu akan melakukan semua pemanduan sementara Hyundai mengumpul data untuk meningkatkan kebolehan memandu sendiri kereta itu. Sehingga tiga penumpang boleh menaikinya dan perkhidmatan itu beroperasi dari 10 pagi hingga 4 petang pada hari minggu.

Berikut adalah siaran media Hyundai dengan lebih maklumat.

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Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced today it will pilot a RoboRide car-hailing service in Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea, utilizing IONIQ 5 battery electric vehicles (BEV) with in-house developed level 4 autonomous driving technology. The pilot RoboRide will be the first car-hailing service with autonomous driving vehicles to operate in Gangnam, one of the most congested areas in metropolitan Seoul.

For the pilot service, the Group has obtained a temporary autonomous driving operation permit from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of Korea. It will collaborate with Jin Mobility, a Korean startup operating the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered car-hailing mobility platform ‘i.M.’. Jin Mobility will be in charge of operating the two IONIQ 5 RoboRide units on its i.M application. The Group also plans to expand the pilot service, while further developing autonomous driving technology with consideration for various conditions, such as driving stability.

Through this pilot, the Group expects to collect valuable autonomous driving data and plans to further develop the level 4 autonomous driving technology to navigate safely and flexibly in complicated urban environments. 

To prepare for such a complicated driving environment, the Group has also worked with Seoul Metropolitan Government to establish a system that can connect traffic signals with autonomous vehicles. It has also gathered copious driving data since 2019 by testing autonomous driving in Gangnam area.

In addition, the Group will provide an in-house developed remote vehicle assist system to ensure safety. The system monitors autonomous driving status, vehicle and route, and supports the trip with remote assist functions, such as changing the lane under circumstances where autonomous driving is not feasible. Based on the level 4 autonomous driving technology, a RoboRide vehicle will perceive, make decisions, and control its own driving status, while its safety driver will only intervene under limited conditions.

The RoboRide pilot service will operate from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from Monday to Friday, to minimize any possible inconveniences on the road. Up to three passengers can be on a ride, whereas a safety driver will be in the vehicle to respond to any emergencies. The Group plans to operate an initial demonstration service for internally selected personnel, and then expand the pilot service targets to general customers in the future.

To commemorate the pilot service, Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea, and Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul City, became the first customers to test drive the RoboRide vehicle.