Macnica collaborates with Seoul Robotics to launch "infrastructure-controlled vehicle transportation system" - Automates the logistics of completed vehicles in the automobile manufacturing and shipping process -

Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter referred to as Macnica) is a total service and solution provider in semiconductors, networks, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT. Seoul Robotics (Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea, In cooperation with CEO: Han Bin Lee (hereinafter referred to as Seoul Robotics), Japan is developing the "Infrastructure Controlled Vehicle Transport System: Level 5 Control Tower (LV5 CTRL TWR)" that automates the logistics of completed vehicles in the automobile manufacturing and shipping process. We will start providing it to the market.

Completed vehicles are transported from the factory to the motor pool by a dedicated driver, and the cost of transportation is a heavy burden for automobile manufacturers. Especially in Japan, due to the aging and declining population, there is a shortage of drivers involved in the logistics of finished vehicles, and soaring labor costs and securing drivers have become issues.

Therefore, in order to solve these issues, Macnica collaborated with Seoul Robotics, which provides cutting-edge computer vision using 3D sensors. We provide an "infrastructure controlled vehicle transportation system: Level 5 Control Tower (LV5 CTRL TWR)" that automates transportation. This system installs multiple LiDAR sensors* ¹ in the equipment infrastructure in factories and motor pools, uses proprietary AI technology to read the surrounding environment from the information collected by the LiDAR sensors, and moves from the departure point to the destination via Clyde. Automated transportation of completed vehicles is achieved by determining a safe route to the destination and controlling the vehicle through the communication unit installed on the vehicle. Since the vehicle is controlled from the infrastructure side, it is possible to automate the logistics of completed vehicles without installing sensors or software on the vehicle.
Click here for details on the infrastructure-controlled vehicle transportation system.
https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/maas/services/142291/

By installing multiple LiDAR sensors in the facility infrastructure of factories and motor pools, the situation around the transportation vehicle can be broadly captured without blind spots, and obstacles such as people and objects can be detected with high accuracy and safety with redundancy. can be operated. In addition, in order to systemically manage complex logistics without human intervention, thousands of vehicles can be transported at the same time day and night, streamlining operations and improving the space utilization rate of the motor pool by 20% to 30%. You can expect to

In addition, this system has already been adopted at the production plant of BMW in Germany, and operation has started for automatic transport of the latest model of completed vehicles.
Please see here for the detail.
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0402335EN/

As a general point of contact for our customers, Macnica leverages the knowledge and experience we have cultivated over the years to provide total support, from selecting and configuring optimal sensors and computers to implementing and operating Seoul Robotics technology. By reviewing and streamlining operations related to the logistics of completed vehicles, we will contribute to resolving issues in the automobile manufacturing industry, such as reducing transportation costs and resolving driver shortages.

*1 LiDAR sensor
LiDAR is an abbreviation for Light Detection And Ranging. A remote sensing method (detection using a sensor from a remote location) is used to measure distance by irradiating an object with light using near-infrared light, visible light, or ultraviolet light, and capturing the reflected light with an optical sensor. point. Development of LiDAR sensors is accelerating mainly as the role of the "eyes" of autonomous driving cars, and it is expected to be applied to various fields.

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