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seoul, south korea will launch a nighttime self-driving taxi service: from 11pm to 5am the next day, each car can carry 3 people

2024-09-25

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it home reported on september 25 that according to yonhap news agency and kbs, south korea's first batch of night-time self-driving taxis will be put into operation in gangnam district, seoul from tomorrow (26th). the report said that the area contains one of the "most complex" roads in the world.

according to the plan, self-driving taxis will be11pm to 5am the next daythe service was provided in jiangnan district. 3 self-driving taxisthe driving area is 11.7 square kilometers, users can call a taxi through the "kakao t" platform just like using an ordinary taxi.

there is a test driver in the car, and it drives automatically on roads with more than four lanes, while a driver is at the wheel on residential roads and child protection areas. otherwise, the taxi can carry up to three passengers.

it home note: this service will be provided free of charge until the end of this year, and will become a paid service next year, and the existing service scope will be expanded.

last december, south korea's first and the world's first late-night self-driving bus was put into operation in seoul. in the initial stage of operation, local citizens can ride it for free. the line departs from dongdaemun station and hapjeong station at 23:30 in the evening, with a total of 3 vehicles, running every 70 minutes until 5:10 in the morning of the next day. the model selected this time has the same specifications as ordinary local city buses and is purely electric.