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S. Korea to allow sidewalk testing of self-driving robots

Self-driving robots, considered automobiles under local rules, were banned from running alongside pedestrians and could not be equipped with cameras on privacy concerns.

South Korea will allow businesses to test self-driving robots equipped with cameras on sidewalks.

Self-driving robots, considered automobiles under local rules, were banned from running alongside pedestrians and could not be equipped with cameras on privacy concerns.

The new robot testing rule is among a set of regulated projects approved by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, that lift excessive barriers and foster new growth engines.

The ministry expects the pilot-run program to help vitalize the robot-based logistics industry while contributing to setting self-driving robot laws in the future.

The other projects approved by the ministry include the hydrogen charging station for trains, which does not have guidelines on its establishment and operation.

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