Mars Auto's self-driving solution to be demonstrated through cargo trucks in S. Korea

The autonomous solution called "Mars Pilot" was approved for inter-city commercial cargo services by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in December 2022 through a regulatory sandbox. The solution can make self-driving trucks slow down or evade an obstacle ahead. Starting on March 16, the self-driving system will be demonstrated only on selected arterial roads for two years. "We are trying out the self-driving service for cargo trucks for the first time in South Korea through a regulatory sandbox," the ministry's industrial technology convergence policy director Lee Min-woo said in a statement. Lee said the project requires more sophisticated autonomous driving technology since cargo trucks are heavier than passenger cars.South Korea has already adopted commercial autonomous passenger vehicles.