Autonomous A2Z (CEO Ji-hyung Han, hereinafter A2Z) announced on the 26th that it has secured the first national core technology export approval in the autonomous driving field and delivered the export approval letter to a local joint venture.
The transfer ceremony was a follow-up to the agreement on future industry cooperation signed during President Lee Jae-myung's state visit to the UAE last November. At the time, A2G established a joint venture for autonomous driving in the Middle East with UAE-based AI space tech company Space42, the first of its kind for a Korean company. This approval for the export of core national technologies was granted to the UAE following a declaration by the two leaders. With this, the joint venture has completed autonomous driving technology verification and institutional procedures, and is now entering the actual business execution phase.
The event was attended by a South Korean special delegation, including Ha Jung-woo, Senior Secretary for AI Future Planning at the Blue House; Choi Young-joon, Minister-Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the United Arab Emirates; and Kim Sang-jin, Director of the National AI Strategy Committee. A2G's Chief Strategy Officer Yoo Min-sang accompanied the event, sharing the local joint venture's business roadmap and discussing strategies for promoting verification and commercialization.
With this export approval, A2G will deploy its self-developed Level 4 autonomous vehicle, "ROii," and various modified vehicles in the UAE. Combining A2G's Level 4 autonomous driving technology with Space42's AI infrastructure and data capabilities, the UAE joint venture is gradually expanding autonomous vehicle production, demonstration projects, and AI mobility businesses in the Middle East.
Han Ji-hyung, CEO of Autonomous A2Z, said, “Autonomous driving is a national strategic industry that combines AI, semiconductors, communications, software, and urban infrastructure. This export approval goes beyond simply a company’s overseas expansion and signifies that autonomous driving has entered the global stage as a core technology that will lead Korea to become one of the top three AI powerhouses.” He added, “I would like to express my deep gratitude for the support of the AI Future Planning Senior Secretary’s Office and the approval of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. We will not only demonstrate the competitiveness of Korean autonomous driving in the UAE with safety and quality as top priorities, but also dedicate ourselves to technology development in line with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s mobility roadmap for the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous driving by 2027.”
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