T Map Mobility announced on the 7th that it has signed a business agreement with Autonomous A2Z, a company specializing in self-driving solutions, to promote cooperation and commercialization of self-driving technology.
Autonomous A2Z is the company with the largest record in self-driving in the country. Since its establishment in July 2018, it has accumulated a verified mileage of 220,000 kilometers.
Based on this business agreement, T Map Mobility plans to combine its comprehensive mobility platform TMAP services with the self-driving technology capabilities of Autonomous A2Z. This lays the groundwork for promoting innovative and safe mobility services even in the era of self-driving vehicles.
The cooperation in self-driving technology will be solidified in the airport bus and freight truck sectors, which are pursuing digital transformation strategies. Since most airport bus routes are on highways, it is easier to introduce self-driving technology compared to general urban roads.
The self-driving solution from Autonomous A2Z is optimized for buses and has a vision sensor recognition function. It controls considering the vehicle size and passenger weight, reflecting the characteristics of the driving course of the bus route to maintain a stable driving feel.
The two companies plan to continue collaboration with the government and local governments for the commercialization of self-driving services. Furthermore, they aim to collect precise data through self-driving vehicles and expand the reach of self-driving technology services into special-purpose vehicles such as cleaning vehicles.
Han Ji-hyung, CEO of Autonomous A2Z, stated, “Based on our best real-road self-driving records and data in the country, we will lead the complete commercialization technology of self-driving public transport and special-purpose vehicles.”
Park Seo-ha, head of Future Mobility at T Map Mobility, remarked, “In line with the government’s mobility innovation roadmap, we will gradually apply self-driving technology to airport bus routes and more,” adding, “We will continually push for technology advancement aiming for fully unmanned operation in the future.”
Lee Sang-jin daedusj@autodiary.kr