Start of transfer service experiment using self-driving car Thai real estate company February 21 1:58

As the technology development of self-driving cars becomes active around the world, real estate companies that build condominiums in Thailand are experimenting with the realization of a transfer service using self-driving cars to enhance the convenience of residents. It was started.

The project is being carried out by a major Thai real estate company, which is engaged in the construction of condominiums, in partnership with the government. A driving test of an autonomous vehicle began in a residential area with a number of condominiums in the capital, Bangkok, on the 20th.

In the experiment, it was confirmed that when a user sets a place to get on and off the car using the smartphone application, the self-driving car comes and carries between the specified places.

A real estate company wants to continue experimenting until June, and as soon as the government's approval is granted, it wants to commercialize it as a transfer service connecting apartments and stations.

Jirapat CTO, a subsidiary of a real estate company involved in the development of self-driving cars, said, "We want to use the latest technology to provide apartment users with services that improve safety, health, and convenience." I was