{
  "id": 10622852,
  "title": "LG Innotek to operate data collecting vehicle fleet for self-driving tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lg-innotek-to-operate-data-collecting-vehicle-fleet-for-self-driving-10622852",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T06:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260929/lg-innotek-to-operate-data-collecting-vehicle-fleet-for-self-driving-tech"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LG Innotek will deploy a fleet of sensor-equipped test vehicles on Korean roads to collect real-world data for enhancing self-driving car technologies. The company announced Tuesday that it has started operating data collection vehicles in collaboration with Applied Intuition, a U.S. autonomous driving software firm. The partnership aims to grow the fleet to 20 vehicles by 2028. Initially, the fleet will concentrate on Seoul, Incheon, and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province, featuring both data collection vehicles and autonomous driving software development vehicles. LG Innotek emphasizes that direct access to road data will aid in refining sensors, which act as the \"eyes\" of autonomous vehicles, and bolstering its sensor-fusion technology. These vehicles integrate cameras, radar, and lidar to gather data on road conditions, vehicle movements, object positions, and weather changes. The collected data will be paired with digital twin environments to improve sensors and validate systems.",
  "summary": "LG Innotek will dispatch a fleet of sensor-packed test vehicles to Korean roads to gather real-world data aimed at sharpening technologies that determine how self-driving cars see the world. The company said Tuesday it has begun operating data collection vehicles in Korea in partnership with Applied Intuition, a U.S. autonomous driving software company. The two companies plan to expand the fleet…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "LG Innotek to operate data collecting vehicle fleet for self-driving tech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lg-innotek-to-operate-data-collecting-vehicle-fleet-for-self-driving",
        "published": "2026-09-29T05:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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