Seoul City, self-driving robots patrol parks and IoT sensors warn of illegal parking
- Introduction of three new smart city services using cutting-edge ICT technologies such as robots, AI, and IoT
- 'Autonomous driving robot' patrols Children's Grand Park and Tancheon Trail to detect and notify emergency situations and prevent daily life
- Monitoring and warning of illegally parked vehicles entering the electric vehicle charging area with the Geumcheon-guen IoT sensor
- Reinforcement of household waste recycling rate by installing an IoT-based transparent PET bottle separation box in Mapoguen
□ The Seoul Metropolitan Government will introduce smart city services based on cutting-edge ICT technologies such as robots, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) to solve everyday problems of citizens such as crime prevention patrols, detection of illegal parking, and separation of household waste.
○ 'Smart City Service' refers to a smart service that uses the latest ICT such as robots, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) to solve urban problems in citizens' lives and to support citizens to enjoy a convenient and pleasant life. .
○ In the meantime, if smart city services such as smart poles, smart crosswalks, and smart security were mainly introduced to facilities such as street lights, CCTV, crosswalks, etc. wider
□ From tomorrow (February 21), you will be able to meet the ‘autonomous driving robot’ that runs on four wheels at Children’s Grand Park in Gwangjin-gu and Tancheon Dulle-gil in Songpa-gu. When the robot patrols the park and the surrounding streets, artificial intelligence (AI) detects dangerous situations such as screams and fires, and the Internet of Things (IoT) notifies the control room of emergency situations with voice and siren. The robot is also responsible for disinfection in daily life, such as spraying disinfectant, disinfecting UV rays, and checking fever.
□ In Geumcheon-gu, an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor monitors ordinary vehicles parked illegally in an electric vehicle charging area and provides a service to inform them of illegal parking through voice guidance and warning lights. In Mapo-gu, in order to increase the recycling rate of transparent plastic bottles, the Internet of Things (IoT)-based transparent plastic bottle separation service is being implemented.
□ The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has started operating these three smart city services, ① ‘autonomous driving patrol robot’ service, ② ‘electric vehicle charging area monitoring’ service, and ③ ‘IoT transparent plastic bottle separation box’ service.
□ First, the ‘autonomous driving patrol robot’ is a service that combines various ICT technologies such as robots, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT). In the event of an emergency in public places, accidents and crimes are prevented through rapid response, supporting citizens to use the park more safely even at night time, and supplementing patrol and quarantine tasks.
○ In addition to crime prevention patrols and daily life quarantine duties by going around parks and surrounding roads, information on exits at night (10 pm to 5 am) and precautions when using facilities are also provided.
※ (Example) Voice guidance function
Hello. It is a self-driving patrol robot in Seoul. Children's Grand Park closes at 10pm. The lights will be turned off after a while, and the operation of convenience facilities will also end. Please return home safely.
□ Two cars, one each at Children's Grand Park in Gwangjin-gu and Tancheon Dulle-gil in Songpa-gu, which are popular with citizens for rest and exercise spaces such as walking and jogging, are operated.
□ This self-driving patrol robot is approved as a special demonstration area for the “regulatory sandbox” that suspends or exempts legal regulations under certain conditions so that new industries and new technologies can be applied (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 2021.12.30.) so that it can be implemented. done.
○ According to related laws such as the Pedestrian Safety Act, robots are classified as cars and cannot be operated on sidewalks.
※ (Example) Improvements to regulations
▶ Under the Road Traffic Act, it is a ‘car’, so it is allowed to restrict the use of robots on sidewalks, crosswalks, parks, etc.
▶ Relief of “required accompaniment of safety personnel when driving robots”, an additional condition for outdoor autonomous driving robots
□ The city is operating robots such as multi-environment detection and artificial intelligence (AI) event/accident recognition, while upgrading services to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving robot services. there is.
○ The collected driving data will be used as basic data to improve the legal regulation of autonomous driving robots.
□ Second, the 'Electric Vehicle Charging Area Monitoring' service uses the Internet of Things (IoT) parking detection sensor to recognize the number of the vehicle that entered the parking area through the vehicle number inquiry of the Ministry of Environment, check whether it is an electric vehicle, and informs that it is an illegally parked vehicle if it is a non-electric vehicle. service. “This is an electric vehicle charging area. Please park in a different area” and a warning light comes on to inform you that parking is illegal.
○ The ‘monitoring of parking areas for the disabled’, which is currently being implemented in Yangcheon-gu and Gangnam-gu, has been expanded and applied to the prevention of illegal parking in electric vehicle charging areas.
□ It will be implemented at the Geumcheon-gu Office and in the public parking lot (Doksan 4-dong, Siheung 4-dong, multi-purpose) in Geumcheon-gu, in 10 electric vehicle charging areas.
□ The city expects this service to contribute to securing an electric vehicle charging area, improving the convenience of charging electric vehicle drivers, and improving the charging area parking culture. In fact, as a result of implementing this service for a month in December of last year, it was confirmed that 80% of vehicles (425 out of 530) immediately exited within 5 minutes after receiving warning lights and voice guidance, confirming that the guidance was effective.
○ As of August of last year, the number of electric vehicles in Seoul exceeded 30,000, and charging facilities are continuously increasing. As a result, various complaints have been raised.
※ Electric vehicle related situation
▸The city possesses electric vehicles (Jan. ‘19. 9,571 units, Jan. ‘20. 15,353 units, August ‘21.-31,220 units)
▸A large number of vehicles parked illegally without realizing that they were in the area subject to a fine (100,000 won, Act on Promotion of Development and Distribution of Eco-Friendly Vehicles) when parking and stopping in an electric vehicle charging area for general vehicles.
□ Third, ‘IoT Transparent PET Bottle Separation Box’ is an Internet of Things (IoT)-based separation box. If you throw away the transparent plastic bottle here, install the dedicated mobile app (today's separate collection) and scan the QR code, points will be accumulated in my app. It is expected that the recycling rate of transparent plastic bottles as eco-friendly raw materials will be increased to expand the effect of recycling of household waste resources.
○ Deep learning technology is applied to the built-in camera attached to the separate and discharging box, so when a PET bottle is recognized, the inlet is automatically opened and closed.
□ Citizens earn 10 points for each PET bottle in the app and use the accumulated points to purchase items at convenience stores, etc. When you collect 100 points, you can purchase 200ml of milk, and with 2,000 points, you can purchase pizza and upcycling T-shirts.
○ In addition, the amount of PET bottle collection is transmitted online, allowing the administrator to check immediately.
□ In Mapo-gu, a total of 10 units were installed in single-person households, areas where young people are concentrated and mobile, universities, public libraries, youth housing, and art centers.
○ Although transparent waste plastic bottles are eco-friendly raw materials that can produce long fibers, their recycling rate is low. As plastic consumption continues to increase due to an increase in single-person households and mixed families in their 20s and 30s, separate waste bins have been installed in places frequently used by young people.
▶ Resource circulation effect of transparent PET bottle separation agent (provided by the Ministry of Environment)
․ Able to secure 100,000 tons of domestic high-quality recycled raw materials per year
․ It is possible to produce a regular T-shirt with 12 500ml transparent plastic bottles and a long-sleeve functional jacket with 32 bottles.
□ Park Jong-su, Seoul Smart City Policy Officer, said, “The city of Seoul is actively discovering and promoting smart city services to solve various safety and environmental problems that occur in the living environment of citizens through cutting-edge ICT technology.” We will expand our highly efficient services throughout the city to make Seoul a safer and more convenient smart city.”
