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A KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) professor was put on trial on suspicion of delivering the core technology of autonomous vehicles with a market size of 1.3 trillion won to China.
Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office Suspected LIDAR Technology Leak
It is estimated that the Ministry of Science and Technology enlisted in the China Thousand Peoples Plan
Suspicion of misappropriation of operating expenses, fraud, obstruction of work, etc.
Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office of the Patent and Crime Investigation Department Office Professor A of Lee University was charged with leaking ‘autonomous vehicle Lidar technology research data’ held by KAIST to a university investigator china It was announced on the 14th that the accusation against Mr. 58 was initiated.
According to the prosecution, Mr. A was selected as a foreign expert in accordance with China’s “ national overseas talent attraction plan ” from November 2017 to February this year. They are receiving.
LIDAR is a device that shoots a laser beam around it and recognizes it as a human eye, and is a key technology for autonomous vehicles that is expected to reach 1.3 trillion won in the global market by 2030. The prosecution identified the technology leaked by Mr A as a ‘core technology to eliminate inter-vehicle LiDAR interference’ to be resolved at the autonomous vehicle commercialization stage.
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Information and Communications captured the situation in which Mr. A leaked technology related to Lida to China and filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in May. The Ministry of Science and Technology estimates that China has hired Mr. A, known as an authority on self-driving cars, in accordance with the so-called ‘Thousand People Plan’, which actively recruits foreign talent.
The Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office, who was assigned the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office case, seized his office and residence on May 15 and arrested Mr. A on May 27 last month. In the course of the investigation, A is suspected of misappropriating operating expenses and falsely claiming and stealing salaries. As a result of the investigation, A was found to be useful outside of work, about 190 million won for the operation of the KAIST-affiliated center that he runs from September 2017 to July this year.
A is also accused of receiving 20 million won by cheating and falsely requesting a salary despite the fact that the researcher he hired did not participate in the KAIST research project. It was also revealed that in September last year, false documents were submitted to obtain approval for overseas shipping and simultaneous work.
Mr. A is known to have denied the charges, saying: “The data sent to China is a Li-Fi technology that transmits data at high speed using visible light and is not a core technology for autonomous driving.”
An official from the Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office said: “After the complaint was filed, we actively blocked the outflow of high-tech technology of national importance and minimized further damage.” We plan to strengthen cooperation with the company ”.
KAIST issued a press release that day and said: “Professor A bows his head and apologizes to the public for the unfortunate incident of the departure of high-tech technology abroad.”
Daejeon = Reporter Shin Jinho [email protected]
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