Central to the plan is a private-public consultative body provisionally called The Smart Logistics Development Council. It will bring together companies from related activities, including logistics, transport systems, information technologies, and retail. Tax breaks are also planned for participants in the project, and South Korea’s government will introduce evolving rules for safe drone delivery operation as those services develop and become increasingly sophisticated. South Korea’s cities with subways are also expected to take steps to allow those underground rail assets to become part of the wider smart logistics system, whose last-mile link will be assured by robotic and drone delivery vehicles. Initial work by The Smart Logistics Development Council is slated to begin during the first half of the year, and zones to trial automated vehicle and drone delivery are expected to be designated later in 2023.
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