| SK Telecom CTO Choi Jin-sung, left, holds an agreement with Intel Korea President Kwon Myung-sook at the former's headquarters in central Seoul, Monday, for co-developing core technologies for autonomous vehicles. Both firms agreed to share their expertise in fifth-generation (5G) network systems and deep learning. / Courtesy of SK Telecom |
By Lee Min-hyung
SK Telecom signed a deal with Intel, Monday, to develop fifth-generation (5G) network-based technologies for self-driving vehicles.
Under the partnership the companies will co-develop vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies by combining their expertise in networks and deep learning.
They agreed to showcase the 5G-connected technologies by placing them in vehicles next year. The nation's top mobile carrier plans to offer its big data-based image recognition technologies and vehicle network systems to Intel. The U.S.-based technology titan will also share its expertise in deep learning platforms and supply modules used for 5G networks.
"The collaboration will become a technological building block in developing more services ahead of the introduction of autonomous vehicles," Choi Jin-sung, chief technology officer at SK Telecom, said in a statement.
"Our long-term goal is to lead the industry by establishing an ecosystem to offer more value to our customers," he added.
Intel Vice President Aicha Evans also said the company expects the partnership to set an example to create more innovative services in the autonomous vehicles industry. The company executive also pledged to spare no efforts in offering the firm's technological expertise from creating mobile devices to IT infrastructure systems with its wide range of 5G-related products.