Suwon City to Operate Autonomous Vehicles in Gwanggyo 1-dong Area

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province is promoting an autonomous driving project in the Gwanggyo 1-dong area.

On the 26th, Suwon City signed a business agreement with Studio Galilee Co., Ltd. consortium at the city hall situation room and agreed to cooperate to successfully carry out the autonomous driving project.

Suwon City and the Studio Galilee Co., Ltd. consortium will actively cooperate to establish an autonomous driving support system and attract national public projects related to autonomous driving. The consortium consists of Studio Galilee Co., Ltd., Autonomous A2Z Co., Ltd., and Baida Co., Ltd.

Earlier, Suwon City held a public proposal for the autonomous driving project plan last year and selected the Studio Galilee Co., Ltd. consortium, which proposed a suitable project plan, as the project operator. In December last year, a total 6.6 km section in the Gwanggyo 1-dong area was designated as an autonomous driving pilot zone. Gwanggyo 1-dong, which has a large floating population, is an area where the supply of public transportation is somewhat insufficient compared to demand.

Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon (second from the right), is taking a commemorative photo after signing an agreement for the autonomous driving business with Kim Hyun-myung, CEO of Studio Galilee Co., Ltd., Han Ji-hyung, CEO of Autonomous A2Z Co., Ltd., and Kim Byung-sung, CEO of Baida Co., Ltd. Photo by Suwon City

Suwon City plans to participate in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s autonomous driving public contest as a consortium, secure national funding if selected, enact autonomous driving-related ordinances in the second half of this year, and then pilot the autonomous driving project.

Studio Galilee Co., Ltd. is responsible for ▲ overall planning and design of the autonomous driving pilot operation zone ▲ support for autonomous driving shuttle service operation ▲ establishment of an integrated control system and platform linkage.

Autonomous A2Z Co., Ltd. is responsible for developing and operating service demonstration vehicles, building high-definition maps (HD Map), and collecting driving data to advance the service, while Baida Co., Ltd. is responsible for building smart road infrastructure and next-generation intelligent transportation systems (C-ITS).

Lee Jae-jun, mayor of Suwon City, said, "This agreement will be an opportunity for Suwon City to join the ranks of autonomous driving projects," and added, "I hope you will actively cooperate so that we can be selected for the national public project."