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The mobility market is hyper-focused on commercializing LiDAR technology as the industry's next-generation "eyes."

This week, Alphachips advanced K-LiDAR onto the global stage by developing a global autonomous driving chip.

Meanwhile, the shipbuilding industry is facing a dilemma over workplace CCTVs due to surveillance concerns. This brings a compelling insight to light: LiDAR, which ensures privacy while delivering precise object detection, could be the key to resolving this tension between safety and privacy.

Dive in now to see how LiDAR is reshaping the industrial landscape!

Alphachips is partnering with a global semiconductor giant to design an image sensor chip for high-level autonomous driving LiDAR.

This highly challenging project tasks Alphachips with the entire flow, from initial SPEC analysis and ISP design to the final design optimized for mass production.
The chip features SPAD-based dToF technology, enabling it to precisely detect objects
up to 300 meters away.

Through this collaboration, Alphachips has proven its design expertise on the global stage. Moving forward, the company plans to expand beyond autonomous driving into next-generation sensor markets, including smart robots and physical AI.

The Korean shipbuilding industry is leveraging AI to drive its next supercycle through smart yards and autonomous navigation. In the smart yard sector, HD Hyundai is developing digital twin-based shipyards with NVIDIA and Siemens, while Hanwha Ocean targets 100% automated indoor welding by 2034 using robotics. Samsung Heavy Industries is focusing on design automation platforms and expanding into floating data centers.

Autonomous navigation is also seeing major breakthroughs. HD Hyundai's Avikus secured global approval with 40 vessel contracts, and Hanwha Ocean is co-developing maritime unmanned systems with a US partner. Meanwhile, Samsung Heavy Industries has proven its edge by successfully completing a 10,000-km autonomous Pacific crossing.

The Korean shipbuilding industry remains deadlocked over installing workplace CCTVs for accident prevention and smart shipyard transitions. Shipbuilders argue that real-time monitoring is vital for safety and global competitiveness, noting that privacy concerns can be resolved through technical safeguards like facial masking. Conversely, labor unions strongly protest, fearing the systems will be abused for worker surveillance and disciplinary action. With integrated control systems already operating globally and at some domestic yards, the focus must now shift beyond the debate toward setting clear boundaries between safety and surveillance to build workplace trust.

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