The Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) is implementing remote call technology in elevators of rental housing to enhance safety for transportation disadvantaged individuals, including the elderly and people with disabilities who use electric scooters.
On October 28, LH announced that it will pilot this remote call technology in collaboration with the Korea Elevator Safety Agency starting this month.
Previously, users of electric scooters had to approach the elevator landing door to call the elevator, which posed risks of collision with the door, potentially leading to the door detaching or the scooter falling into the elevator shaft.
Since last year, LH has strengthened the standards for preventing the detachment of landing doors from 450J to 1000J and has conducted safety training for residents. However, addressing the structural risk of needing to approach the door to press the elevator call button remained a challenge.
The newly introduced remote call technology, developed by the Korea Elevator Safety Agency, allows users to call the elevator using a portable remote control from a distance of about 2 to 3 meters, reducing the risk of collisions as users no longer need to approach the landing door.
The pilot project will take place in the Goyang Wonheung Village 12 complex in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, which consists of 1,372 households across eight buildings. This site has already implemented features such as considerate seating in elevators and enhanced standards for preventing door detachment.
LH plans to assess the technology's performance and user convenience through this pilot project and will gather feedback from residents to identify areas for improvement. Following this, the technology is expected to be gradually expanded to rental housing nationwide starting in 2027.
Yoo Byeong-yong, head of LH's Housing Welfare Headquarters, stated, "The introduction of this remote call technology is a fundamental measure to prevent safety accidents that transportation disadvantaged residents may encounter while using elevators. We will continue to carefully consider the diverse living conditions of residents to create a safe living environment for everyone."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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