ZDNet has reported that South Korea’s transport ministry has announced it will be trialling a proof-of-concept project for autonomous public transportation.
The trial will last until 2021 and it will be supported by a budget of £35.9 billion, with companies such as SK Telecom and Hyundai as participants.
The project aims to develop autonomous buses, trucks and a monitoring system with high-definition mapping and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) support.
The project will develop more than eight autonomous electric buses and diesel buses for use in trial areas, with plans for two vehicles to go live next year.
The South Korean telco will focus on building the monitoring system. It will build 5G, V2X and HD Map support, which will provide real-time traffic information to the autonomous vehicles.
The country is already commencing mapping major cities to offer a safe traffic system for autonomous vehicles.
