Korea Railroad Research Institute has announced the successful testing of 5G-based autonomous train control technology at its dedicated test track in Osong. In January this year KRRI signed a technical co-operation agreement with SK Telecom to work on what it described as the world's first smart train control system using 5G communications through a public-private partnership. The test track at its New Transport Science Technopolis in Osong had been completed in 2019, and verification testing with two 'reduced' vehicles started in April. The nine-year autonomous train development programme running to 2024 is being backed by the Ministry of Science & ICT at an estimated cost of 33.1bn won.
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