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Hyundai Motor Group puts Spot to work at Kia’s plant in South Korea

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Hyundai Motor Group introduced Factory Safety Service Robot, a robot for industrial site safety, and announced its pilot operation at Kia’s plant in South Korea. Through the pilot operation at Kia’s plant in South Korea, the Group will use the Robot to support late-night security patrols and create a safer environment for workers.

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Hyundai Motor Group to pilot autonomous car-hailing Roboride service in Gangnam District

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Hyundai Motor Group will pilot a RoboRide car-hailing service in Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea, utilizing IONIQ 5 battery-electric vehicles (BEV) with in-house developed level 4 autonomous driving technology.

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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The results of the study were published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. —First author Associate Professor Steve Yim, from NTU’s Asian School of the Environment, who holds an appointment at LKCMedicine. g/m 3 /year) showed the highest increase worldwide, with South Korea presenting the largest increase for both pollutants.

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First international safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems has been published

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They currently tend to operate on predefined routes in low-speed environments, often being used in commercial, business or university campuses. The group included experts from Japan, USA, Canada, Australia, South Korea, China, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hungary and the UK.

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BMW Group launches pilot for automated driving in-plant

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To make this happen, the BMW Group has been collaborating with Seoul Robotics from South Korea and Embotech from Switzerland. The aim of the AFW pilot project is for vehicles to move autonomously around logistics areas and assembly safely, efficiently and without requiring a driver. —BMW Group project manager Sascha Andree.

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Video Friday: Biological End Effectors

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It increases efficiency during workload fluctuations and enables the efficient completion of tasks, while navigating safely in various lab settings and environments. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Faurecia to equip 20,000 Seoul buses and trucks with Amminex NOx reduction technology

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As part of the Seoul Metropolitan Air Pollution Management Project, Faurecia will provide its DeNOx solution through a supply agreement concluded with two partners—ILJIN and CleanEarth—who have both contracted with the Ministry of Environment in South Korea.