The Future of Mobility: Pangyo Autonomous Mobility Show in Gyeonggi-do, Korea

At the annual autonomous mobility show in Pangyo Techno Valley, Gyeonggi Province, Korea's future autonomous mobility technologies were all covered.

These days, anyone can easily encounter unfamiliar ICT terms such as 'autonomous driving', and 'artificial intelligence' through various media. This clearly demonstrates the arrival of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution." Of course, it will still take some time for future mobility technologies such as "autonomous driving" cars and service robots to become commonplace in our daily lives due to issues such as safety concerns and complementary technologies.

Participants can experience autonomous driving technologies in a variety of service categories,
including last mile delivery, food serving, and disinfection, etc.

An event was held in Pangyo Techno Valley to showcase how far current ICT-based mobility technologies have developed and what they will look like if applied to our lives in the future.

At the '4th PangyoAutonomous Driving Mobility Show’ (PAMS 2020), held for 3 days from October 15th to 17th, various programs were featured through which one could directly experience future mobility technologies.

 

About the Mobility Show

Title	Pangyo Autonomous Mobility Show 2020 (PAMS 2020)
Dates	October 15 - 17 (Thursday - Saturday)
Location	Pangyo Techno Valley 1,  Gyeonggi Business Growth Center
Host	Gyeonggi Province
Organizers	KINTEX, Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology
Slogan	Connect PANGYO

 

The 4th Pangyo Autonomous Mobility Show (PAMS 2020) was held in Pangyo Techno Valley, which serves as a global startup hub and innovation cluster for the autonomous driving industry. PAMS 2020 presented cutting-edge autonomous driving technologies with a particular focus on contactless services for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Self-driving Mobility Service: #UNTACT #CONNECT

This program was designed to promote the commercialization of contactless technologies by autonomous startups. In particular, it provided an opportunity for individuals and businesses in need of contactless (or “untact”) services due to COVID-19 to experience self-driving technologies.

In the event hall, located at Exit 3 of Pangyo Station, self-driving cars and buses were exhibited. In addition, various autonomous driving service robots produced by up-and-coming autonomous driving mobility startups in Korea – such as Bear Robotics, VD Company, Tool Space, Exarobotics, and Tweeny – were exhibited.

Smart Food Service Robots in the venue

Smart Food Service Robot

The robots that received the most attention at the event were service-type robots. Bear Robotics' ‘Servi’ and VD Company’s ‘Pudubot bot’, which are smart food service robots that receive orders for and deliver food, were particularly popular with visitors.

Autonomous food service robots seem very useful in a time when contactless services are needed due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Autonomous Driving Rally: Sneak Peek at the Future Delivery Industry

The Autonomous Driving Rally was a program that showcased how quickly and accurately ordered goods can be delivered by utilizing various future mobility technologies such as drones, autonomous vehicles, and autonomous driving robots.

Delivery through autonomous drone

Autonomous drone

At the starting point of delivery, the autonomous flying drones of “Steam Maker” and “Uvify” loaded the items to be delivered and flew into the sky. Delivery by drones was much faster than by humans. The drones fly via “roads” in the sky, and so can be much faster than the bikes and cars currently used for delivery.

Self-driving car

A self-driving car from the mobility company SWM.AI received the items brought by drones at the drone-landing zone, the first delivery location, and continued the delivery. After moving to the Pangyo Station Exit 3 plaza, the autonomous vehicle delivered the goods to an autonomous robot located there, completing the continuous delivery process.

Self-driving car waiting for delivery

One of the visitors who watched the self-driving rally said, "It will be very convenient if the autonomous mobility technologies unveiled today are applied to delivery industries such as package delivery and food delivery."

Zero Shuttle Test Drive

The Zero Shuttle, the first public autonomous bus in Korea, was developed by Gyeonggi-do and the Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology to address traffic problems in the province.

Zero Shuttle Test Drive during the 4th Pangyo Autonomous Driving Mobility Show

The Zero Shuttle test drive experience was available to those who had made advance reservations, with selected participants riding the driverless Zero Shuttle for about 20 minutes on the roads of Pangyo. For safe operation, the number of passengers was limited to 4 people.

A monitor located inside a zero-shuttle that informs traffic information on the road

Looking inside the Zero Shuttle, there really was no “driver,” only safety personnel for passengers. The inside of the bus was quite spacious and capable of accommodating 4 to 5 people. The monitor inside the bus showed the speed of the vehicle, the distance between it and the vehicle in front, and traffic lights. The self-driving bus navigated in consideration of all these external factors.

Autonomous Driving Delivery Mobility Contest

An autonomous delivery mobility contest was also held to foster future autonomous driving technology talent. The contest, which invited participation by university students in departments and clubs related to autonomous driving, proceeded to five finalist teams for driving evaluation and functional evaluation.

View of Mongsil School self-governs youth council

The core technologies of the present era, in which we have to contend with COVID-19, are contactless technologies, and autonomous driving mobility is at the forefront of such technologies. The 4th Pangyo Autonomous Mobility Show demonstrated the potential for a contactless future involving autonomous driving technologies.

Gyeonggi Province will continue to support such events that showcase contactless autonomous driving mobility technologies in various fields.