Hyundai Motor, Samsung Insurance to lead gov’t self-driving testing

Hyundai Motor Company and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will lead the government’s first citywide autonomous vehicle testing this year, aiming to develop the country’s first production model that integrates manufacturing, insurance and platform operations under a single system. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday that Hyundai Motor Company will manufacture software defined vehicles (SDVs) for the road test to be done in Gwangju starting in May. The automaker will also develop and operate online platforms behind the self-driving operation. Samsung Insurance will design and control insurance policies for possible accidents involving the vehicles. The government selected the companies to do the test out of 11 that applied for the opportunity. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority, which is under the ministry, will oversee the test, scheduled to continue for at least two years and expand further with more advanced technologies and regulations. The so-called “K-autonomous driving collaboration model” groups together companies specializing in the manufWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times