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Driverless electric bus brings glimpse of future transport to Thai historic city

STORY: Driverless electric bus brings glimpse of future transport to Thai historic city SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: AYUTTHAYA, Thailand CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of driverless electric bus 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): PONGWUT KOOVIMOL, AI engineer at Turnkey Communication Services Public Company Limite 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): JIDAPHA CHUBOON, Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Thai): RONNAKORN SUKKASEM, Passenger STORYLINE: Thailand's first driverless electric bus is currently undergoing a road test. The 20-seater bus is operated along a 2.8-kilometer loop that connects tourist hotspots in the UNESCO-listed historic city of Ayutthaya in central Thailand, which is known for its archeological ruins and Buddhist temples. Equipped with 5G technology, passengers can book a seat by scanning the QR code and using the mobile application to track the bus's real-time location. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): PONGWUT KOOVIMOL, AI engineer at Turnkey Communication Services Pu

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Deal signed on N. Korea reactor project

SEOUL, South Korea - Desaix Anderson (L), executive director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), and Choi Soo Byung (R), president of South Korea's state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), shake hands Dec. 15 after signing a turnkey contract to build two light-water reactors for North Korea. The signing ceremony at KEPCO's office in Seoul were witnessed by officials from the United States, Japan, South Korea and the European Union (EU), the four KEDO board members.

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Andrej Babis

The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis (photo) said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Karel Havlicek

The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek (photo) said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek, PM Andrej Babis and board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek and PM Andrej Babis. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek, PM Andrej Babis and board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek, PM Andrej Babis and board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

Government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil (photo) attends a press conference, where Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Daniel Benes

The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes (photo) said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek, PM Andrej Babis and board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek and PM Andrej Babis. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek and PM Andrej Babis. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

From left: Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek, PM Andrej Babis and board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Jaroslav Mil, Karel Havlicek, Andrej Babis, Daniel Benes

From left: government envoy for nuclear energy Jaroslav Mil, Industry and Trade, and Transport Minister Karel Havlicek, PM Andrej Babis and board chairman and CEO of energy group CEZ Daniel Benes. The government will provide power utility CEZ with a loan to fund the construction of a new nuclear unit at power plant Dukovany, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said at a press conference after Wednesday's talks of the Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy today, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Two out of three contracts between the government and CEZ concerning the new unit at Dukovany will be signed by the end of June, specifically the framework contract and the implementation contract, Industry and Trade Minister Havlicek said. The construction will be a turnkey project, Havlicek said. The tender to select the contractor should be launched by the end of 2020 and the winner should be selected by the end of 2022, CEZ head Daniel Benes said. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Deal signed on N. Korea reactor project

SEOUL, South Korea - Desaix Anderson (L), executive director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), and Choi Soo Byung (R), president of South Korea's state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), shake hands Dec. 15 after signing a turnkey contract to build two light-water reactors for North Korea. The signing ceremony at KEPCO's office in Seoul were witnessed by officials from the United States, Japan, South Korea and the European Union (EU), the four KEDO board members.