Three Subcommittees Collaborate Across Industry, Academia, Research, and Government
Discussions on Automotive, Factory, and Defense Vehicle Strategies
Proposal for AI-Based Manufacturing Innovation National Project
Gwangju City has launched an industry-academia-research-government council focused on the automotive sector to respond to the transition to artificial intelligence (AI), and has begun efforts to identify national projects for AI-based manufacturing innovation.
On the 16th, Gwangju City held the launch ceremony for the "Future Car AIDX Innovation Council" at the Ramada Plaza Gwangju Hotel, together with the Korea Electronics Technology Institute and the Gwangju Future Car Mobility Promotion Institute. AIDX refers to technologies that utilize artificial intelligence to control and innovate systems across various industries, including vehicles, manufacturing, and defense.
Participants are taking a commemorative photo at the launch ceremony of the Gwangju Future Car AIDX Innovation Council held on the 16th at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Gwangju. Photo by Gwangju City
More than 30 people attended the launch ceremony, including representatives from Gwangju City, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea Photonics Technology Institute, Gwangju Future Car Mobility Promotion Institute, Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, local automotive parts companies, and the Artificial Intelligence Industry-Academia-Research Association.
The council was formed to respond to the AI-based transformation of the automotive industry. It will be divided into three subcommittees: AI-based vehicles (AIDV), AI-based factories (AIDF), and military AI-based vehicles (M.AIDV), with each group discussing strategies for their respective fields.
At the first meeting held on the same day, the council proposed a new national project for 2027: the "Physical AI-Based Manufacturing Innovation Factory Demonstration Support" initiative, which aims to apply AI technology to automotive manufacturing processes.
During the launch ceremony, Professor Jung Goomin of Kookmin University delivered a keynote speech on "Global Trends in AI-Based Automotive (AIDV) Industry," explaining that AI-based software technologies are expanding beyond driving to convenience, safety, and emotional domains. Lee Seungjoo, Director at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, followed with a presentation on the "Gwangju AIDX Industry Direction," diagnosing the region's automotive industry structure as focused on simple processes and stressing the need for a shift in manufacturing structure.
Participants agreed that Gwangju City should leverage its existing automotive industry infrastructure to expand AI-based automotive technologies, and emphasized the need to establish technical support and certification systems.
Lee Donghyun, Director of the Future Car Industry Division at Gwangju City, said, "We launched the council as part of the process of establishing a mid- to long-term comprehensive plan for the specialized autonomous driving components cluster," and added, "We will work with relevant ministries to implement the new national project proposed by the council for 2027."
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