Truck autonomous driving startup MARS AUTO (CEO Park Il-soo) has been selected as the lead organization for the consortium for the 18.2 billion won strategic project, ‘Development of commercialization technology for unmanned autonomous driving for large truck cargo transport,’ promoted by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Planning and Evaluation under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
Masauto plans to utilize its camera-based End-to-End AI (E2E AI), developed since 2020, as a core technology for this project. E2E AI, a single integrated neural network that simultaneously performs perception, judgment, and control, can reduce component costs and maintenance costs by over 90% compared to existing autonomous driving methods that rely on LiDAR and HD maps. It also enables flexible response to irregular driving patterns on the road.
In this project, Masauto will pursue ▲ commercialization of E2E AI based on cameras specialized for large trucks ▲ response to irregular situations on highways by establishing a large-scale real-world driving data pipeline of 100 million km ▲ implementation of a remote control platform for safe autonomous cargo transportation.
A total of 13 industry, academia, research, and government organizations are participating in the consortium, including the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, KAIST, Korea Autonomous Driving Industry Association, UL Solutions, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis, Mas Logistics, CJ Logistics, Lotte Global Logistics, T Map Mobility, Korea Post Logistics Support Team, and Logisquare. The project period is 28 months from September 2023 to December 2027.
Park Il-soo, CEO of Masuoto, said, “The intermediate logistics market is worth 33 trillion won domestically and 5,500 trillion won globally, so this project will be a turning point in the innovation of the national logistics infrastructure.” He added, “Based on the accumulated autonomous truck technology capabilities, we will pursue the commercialization of unmanned transportation on highway sections and secure global competitiveness.”
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