Kakao Mobility announced on the 30th that it will provide real-time flood risk information through 'Kakao Navi' during the monsoon season.
Since last year, Kakao Mobility has been providing real-time flood risk information to Kakao Navi users. This year, when users enter areas near flood risk points (over a radius of 1.5 km from flood risk information), they will receive warnings on the Kakao Navi screen to help drivers recognize danger and practice cautious driving.
This guidance will be sequentially applied starting from the 2nd of next month through an update of the Kakao Navi app. Notably, this year, with the integration of information from various ministries, including the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Environment, the Busan Regional Land Management Office, and the National Information Society Agency (NIA), it has become possible to offer advanced safety information compared to last year.
Kakao Navi users will now be able to access flood warning information, which was previously provided for 223 locations (when expected to reach 70% of flood volume), along with additional information for a total of 933 points, including an extra 710 locations, regarding the 'severe flood information stage' that has reached 100% of flood volume.
In the Yeongnam region, additional information about six underground crossings and seven general roads with flood concerns, selected by the Busan Regional Land Management Office considering ground conditions and flood history, will be provided. This information will be linked to heavy rain advisories from the Korea Meteorological Administration, and when these areas enter the advisory effect zone, the relevant information will be promptly delivered to drivers at those locations.
Kakao Mobility is improving measures for driver safety by quickly learning the width and condition of roads nationwide based on generative artificial intelligence (AI) and vision AI, and reflecting this in Kakao Navi, providing guidance focused on roads of certain quality.
A Kakao Mobility official said, "Kakao Navi is using AI technology on its own to recommend roads of certain quality, and with the integration of various public data, we expect to further enhance driver safety during the monsoon season."