French carmaker Renault has opened a vehicle test center in Daegu, southeast of Seoul, in partnership with the city government and the Korea Intelligent Automotive Promotion Institute, the company said in a statement.
The center, Renault’s first test unit in Asia, will test vehicles under development in the Asia-Pacific region, it added.
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Renault Samsung CEO Dominique Signora speaks at the opening ceremony of Renault’s vehicle test center in Daegu, Friday. (Renault Samsung) |
Vehicles to be tested include not only cars with internal combustion engines but also electric and self-driving cars.
In August, the French carmaker forged a partnership with Korean engineers to jointly develop autonomous vehicles under an agreement between the two countries to collaborate for future mobility.
By Cho Chung-un (
christory@heraldcorp.com)
