Construction of autonomous cooperative driving communication network and production of high-precision maps are planned.
It will contribute to collecting traffic information across Jeju and preventing traffic accidents.
Smart cities and autonomous driving services must be designed together based on 5G. While the technology applied to individual entities is important, the infrastructure capable of communicating with them at all times is equally crucial. KT has broken ground on the infrastructure.

KT announced on the 18th that it has completed the kick-off report for the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Cooperative-Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and will begin the construction of the nation's first local government C-ITS.

C-ITS is a futuristic, advanced system that exchanges real-time information on dynamic traffic conditions surrounding individual vehicles with sensors installed on the road; it is an infrastructure that serves as the foundation for traffic accident prevention, the modernization of road traffic management, and cooperative autonomous driving.

The Jeju C-ITS construction project, worth approximately 22 billion won, is the first C-ITS demonstration project in Korea. While a C-ITS pilot project between Daejeon and Sejong has been conducted in the past, this is the first full-scale demonstration project by a local government. The KT Consortium was finally selected last June, and the consortium included KT as the main contractor, as well as VitzroSys, Kwangmyung D&C, and SD System.

The Jeju C-ITS construction project officially began today with a kick-off meeting. KT plans to proceed with this project over a three-year period until 2020, developing and implementing 15 basic services and 4 Jeju-specific services.

KT is establishing a V2X (Vehicle to Everything) communication infrastructure that combines LTE and WAVE (Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments) as the foundation for C-ITS. Covering the entirety of Jeju Island, LTE-WAVE V2X facilitates communication between vehicles and objects and supports real-time information collection.

In addition, by developing and integrating LTE-based precision positioning technology, we will construct high-precision maps with an error margin of within 30 cm. For autonomous vehicles, precise location tracking and control are crucial for autonomous driving, such as for self-driving lane changes. Therefore, this precision positioning technology and the construction of high-precision maps will play a key role in accelerating the commercialization of cooperative autonomous driving.

Due to the high proportion of tourists and the consequently high accident rate involving rental cars in Jeju, C-ITS terminals will be prioritized for distribution to rental cars. These terminals include Connected ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) functions, enabling them to collect road conditions and traffic information across Jeju and immediately transmit risk warnings to drivers. Therefore, it is expected that once the system is completed, traffic accidents involving rental cars in Jeju Island will be reduced.

Kim Hyung-wook, Head of KT’s Platform Business Planning Office, stated, “The Jeju C-ITS demonstration project is a key initiative for Jeju Island to transform into a smart transportation city,” adding, “Through this project, KT aims to foster an autonomous cooperative driving industry ecosystem capable of mutual growth with SMEs and to take a leap forward as a telecommunications-based transportation service provider.”