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Samsung Reportedly Receives Approval to Test Self Driving Cars in South Korea

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By Sanket Vijayasarathy | Updated: 2 May 2017 12:08 IST

Highlights

Samsung is reportedly testing its self-driving tech with Hyundai
Apple was recently spotted testing its self-driving tech in California
Samsung is planning to develop sensors and AI-backed computer modules

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The line dividing technology and automation is getting blurrier each ing day as we move closer and closer towards realising a fully autonomous future. Pioneering the effort in the self-driving sector are the likes of Uber, to name a few. Now, another tech giant s the list with Samsung reportedly having received approval to test self-driving cars on public roads in South Korea. 3d6w31

The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport on Monday gave its seal of approval to Samsung to test autonomous cars in its home ground of South Korea, according to a report by the Korea Herald. While details are scarce about Samsung's plans in autonomous vehicles, the report does mention that Samsung will be using a "commercialised Hyundai vehicle equipped with the latest cameras and sensors."

The report also mentions that artificial intelligence and the deep-learning technologies to improve cars' self-driving capabilities even in challenging weather conditions."

Samsung and heated lawsuit with the former alleging that the latter stole its proprietary information on Lidar technology.

While Samsung tests out its sensors with the Hyundai, Apple was recently last month.

It wasn't long ago that Tesla was seen as the initiator of the forming alliances with automakers like BMW to seek new ways to merge technology and transportation. It will be interesting to see whether Samsung and Apple, who dominate the mobile industry, will be able to conquer the autonomous sector.

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