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21 November 2025

A fully driverless autonomous shuttle operates as route Cheonggye A01 near Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, on November 21, 2025. It circulates along a 4.8-kilometer loop connecting Cheonggye Plaza, Cheonggye 3-ga near Sewoon Arcade, and Cheonggye 5-ga near Gwangjang Market. The vehicle, developed and manufactured with domestic technology by Autonomous A2Z, features no driver's seat or steering wheel and is equipped with a large display showing real-time autonomous-driving information and a wheelchair lift.

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#13010188

21 November 2025

A fully driverless autonomous shuttle operates as route Cheonggye A01 near Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, on November 21, 2025. It circulates along a 4.8-kilometer loop connecting Cheonggye Plaza, Cheonggye 3-ga near Sewoon Arcade, and Cheonggye 5-ga near Gwangjang Market. The vehicle, developed and manufactured with domestic technology by Autonomous A2Z, features no driver's seat or steering wheel and is equipped with a large display showing real-time autonomous-driving information and a wheelchair lift.

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#13004094

19 November 2025

Gyeonghak Cho, an officer with the ITS Operations Team in Gangneung City's ITS Promotion Division, explains the advanced functions of the Urban Information Center and the city's preparations for the ITS World Congress at the center's promotional hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025.

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#13004095

19 November 2025

Gyeonghak Cho, an officer with the ITS Operations Team in Gangneung City's ITS Promotion Division, explains the advanced functions of the Urban Information Center and the city's preparations for the ITS World Congress at the center's promotional hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025.

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#13004096

19 November 2025

Gyeonghak Cho, an officer with the ITS Operations Team in Gangneung City's ITS Promotion Division, explains the advanced functions of the Urban Information Center and the city's preparations for the ITS World Congress at the center's promotional hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025.

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#13004097

19 November 2025

ShinHyuk Yim, director for the ITS Division of Gangneung City, speaks about the upcoming ITS World Congress in front of the Urban Information Center at Gangneung City Hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The event, set for October 2026 in the city, is known as the ''Olympics of global transportation,'' bringing together advanced intelligent transport systems technologies and policies from around the world.

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#13004098

19 November 2025

ShinHyuk Yim, director for the ITS Division of Gangneung City, speaks about the upcoming ITS World Congress in front of the Urban Information Center at Gangneung City Hall in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The event, set for October 2026 in the city, is known as the ''Olympics of global transportation,'' bringing together advanced intelligent transport systems technologies and policies from around the world.

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#13004099

19 November 2025

A self-driving shuttle operated by Lotte Innovate, the first in South Korea approved to run at 40 kilometers per hour, is seen during a test run in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The city's Urban Information Center conducts autonomous vehicle trials ahead of the ITS World Congress.

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#13004093

19 November 2025

A self-driving shuttle operated by Lotte Innovate, the first in South Korea approved to run at 40 kilometers per hour, is seen during a test run in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The city's Urban Information Center conducts autonomous vehicle trials ahead of the ITS World Congress.

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#13004100

19 November 2025

A self-driving shuttle operated by Lotte Innovate, the first in South Korea approved to run at 40 kilometers per hour, is seen during a test run in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 7, 2025. The city's Urban Information Center conducts autonomous vehicle trials ahead of the ITS World Congress.

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#13004059

19 November 2025

Kim Sang-woo, head of the Bio-Health Policy Team at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province's Bio-Health Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the province's bio-health industry promotion efforts and its vision to establish Gangwon as a new hub for South Korea's advanced bio industry, at Gangwon National University's Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025.

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#13004060

19 November 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, explains the university's Innopolis Campus project to foreign correspondents at the Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The project, with a total budget of 486 million won (approx. $350,000), focuses on identifying and supporting prospective founders with technology-based startup ideas, establishing an integrated support system for technology startups, and strengthening investment infrastructure and networks for the growth of tech startup companies.

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#13004061

19 November 2025

Yim Seong-il, head of the Enterprise Support Team at Gangwon National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Industry-Academic Technology Innovation Center, shows foreign correspondents a character keyring produced using a 3D printer by a company supported by the university's Innopolis Campus project at the Startup Cube in Chuncheon, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The 486 million won (approx. $350,000) project aims to discover and support prospective founders with technology-based startup ideas, build an integrated support system for technology startups, and strengthen investment infrastructure and networks for the growth of tech startup companies.

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#13004067

19 November 2025

Noh Beom-sik, director of the New Materials Center at Gangwon Technopark's Global Business Division, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's operations at the facility in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The New Materials Center serves as a key institution for fostering Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry, providing startup incubation, research analysis, prototype production support, and venture factory leasing, while expanding into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004069

19 November 2025

Shin Mi-young, project manager at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center, briefs foreign correspondents on the center's role, projects, and support for resident companies in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The center currently hosts 63 companies, accounting for approximately 10% of South Korea's advanced ceramics firms, and serves as a key hub for Gangwon Province's ceramics and new materials industry. It offers startup incubation, research and analysis, prototype production support, venture factory leasing, and expansion into advanced fields such as semiconductor materials and components.

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#13004074

19 November 2025

A staff member at Gangwon Technopark's New Materials Center in Gangneung explains the center-owned hot press (VHP-8001500-50T), manufactured by Samyang Ceratech, to foreign correspondents in Gangneung, South Korea, on November 6, 2025. The equipment densifies and controls the microstructure of high-performance ceramics, composites, and structural materials under high-temperature and high-pressure inert gas conditions. Due to its high cost, the center provides access to companies that would otherwise be unable to acquire it.

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