Suwon to Promote Autonomous Vehicle Business in Gwanggyo 1-dong Area

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon Special City will promote an autonomous vehicle business in the Gwanggyo 1-dong area of Yeongdeungpo-gu.

The city signed a memorandum of understanding with Studio Galilei Consortium on the 26th at the City Hall situation room and agreed to cooperate to successfully carry out the autonomous vehicle business.

Attendees of the signing ceremony included Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun, Studio Galilei CEO Kim Hyun-myeong, Autonomous A2G CEO Han Ji-hyung, and Baida CEO Kim Byung-seong.

According to the agreement, the city and Studio Galilei Consortium will establish an autonomous vehicle support system and actively cooperate to attract national projects related to the autonomous vehicle business. The consortium is composed of Studio Galilei, Autonomous A2G, and Baida.

The city held a call for proposals for autonomous vehicle business plans last year and selected Studio Galilei Consortium as the operator after they submitted a suitable business plan.

In December of last year, a 6.6-kilometer section in the Gwanggyo 1-dong area was designated as an autonomous vehicle pilot district. Gwanggyo 1-dong, which has a high floating population, is an area where public transportation supply is somewhat insufficient compared to demand.

The city plans to participate in the form of a consortium when the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport holds an autonomous vehicle call for projects, and if selected, will secure national budget to establish autonomous vehicle-related ordinances in the second half of this year and conduct pilot operations of the autonomous vehicle business.

Studio Galilei is responsible for △overall planning and design of the autonomous vehicle pilot operation district △support for autonomous shuttle service operations △construction of integrated control system and platform linkage.

Autonomous A2G is responsible for service demonstration vehicle development and operation, high-definition map (HD Map) construction, and collection of driving data for service enhancement, while Baida is responsible for smart road infrastructure construction and next-generation intelligent transportation system (C-ITS) construction.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun said, "This agreement will be an opportunity for Suwon to participate in the autonomous vehicle business lineup," and added, "I hope you will actively cooperate so that we can be selected for national projects."