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LG전자는 19일 국토부로부터 이달 7일 자율주행차의 임시운행을 허가받았다고 밝혔다. 앞서 LG는 개발중인 자율주행차 임시운행을 허가해 달라며 5월에 국토부에 신청한 바 있다.
LG전자의 자율주행차는 기존 현대자동차 제네시스 차량 1대에 각종 센서와 자율주행 시스템을 탑재한 형태이다.
LG전자가 자율주행차 개발에 나선 것은 자율주행 기술과 관련된 시스템 개발을 위해서다. LG전자는 전장 사업을 신성장동력으로 삼고 2013년 4월 자동차부품(VC) 사업본부를 설립해 연구·개발을 해왔다
지금까지 현대차·기아차 등 완성차 업체와 현대모비스·만도 등 자동차 부품기업, 서울대·카이스트·네이버, 삼성전자와 SK 텔레콤 등이 자율주행차 도로 주행 허가를 받고 주행 테스트를 진행 중이다.
코리아헤럴드 신지혜 기자 (shinjh@heraldcorp.com)
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LG scores approval to test self-driving cars
By Shin Ji-hye
LG Electronics is ready to compete against its rival Samsung Electronics in developing self-driving cars.
The tech giant told The Korea Herald on Wednesday it was recently granted permission to test autonomous cars on public roads in the nation.
“We received the approval to test self-driving from the government on July 7 after applying for permission in May,” a LG official said.
LG plans to develop its autonomous automobiles with Hyundai Motor‘s luxury vehicle Genesis by applying its own sensors and self-driving system.
The latest move is part of the firm’s wider advances into a growing vehicle component business amid slowing smartphone sales.
LG’s vehicle component unit, which was set up in July 2013, has been producing car components including drive motors, inverters and battery packs. It has supplied 11 key components to the GM Bolt EV since the fourth quarter of last year in the North American market.
Apart from LG, nine organizations, including Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Mando, Seoul National University, Hanyang University, KAIST, Naver, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom were granted permission to test self-driving cars on public roads this year alone.
By Shin Ji-hye Shin (shinjh@heraldcorp.com)
LG scores approval to test self-driving cars
By Shin Ji-hye
LG Electronics is ready to compete against its rival Samsung Electronics in developing self-driving cars.
The tech giant told The Korea Herald on Wednesday it was recently granted permission to test autonomous cars on public roads in the nation.
“We received the approval to test self-driving from the government on July 7 after applying for permission in May,” a LG official said.
LG plans to develop its autonomous automobiles with Hyundai Motor‘s luxury vehicle Genesis by applying its own sensors and self-driving system.
The latest move is part of the firm’s wider advances into a growing vehicle component business amid slowing smartphone sales.
LG’s vehicle component unit, which was set up in July 2013, has been producing car components including drive motors, inverters and battery packs. It has supplied 11 key components to the GM Bolt EV since the fourth quarter of last year in the North American market.
Apart from LG, nine organizations, including Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Mando, Seoul National University, Hanyang University, KAIST, Naver, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom were granted permission to test self-driving cars on public roads this year alone.
By Shin Ji-hye Shin (shinjh@heraldcorp.com)
