South Korean Government to introduce self-driving cars for package deliveries
The Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea, in conjunction with Korea Post, the country’s national shipping service has unveiled its plans to use self-driving vehicles for package deliveries using 5G and Artificial Intelligence technology. The postal service said it’s developing such technologies to promote untact services amid the COVID-19 pandemic and to innovate future logistics services. Robots that deliver mail or packages will be operated mostly on college campuses or at large apartment complexes.
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