Kakao Mobility Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-07 - Contract Award - Seoul selects three autonomous-transport platform operators - Each operator will provide reservation, dispatch, payment and route-guidance functions for two years after signing its agreement with Seoul. The platforms must complete public-service integration by December 31; the awards do not mean all three services are… - source: mt.co.kr
• 2026-08-20 - Deployment - SWM and Kakao Mobility expand Gangnam robotaxi fleet to 19 vehicles - SWM's share of the fleet increases from five to 13 vehicles, while Kakao Mobility increases from two to six. Passengers continue to hail the taxis through Kakao T across the Gangnam operating area using the service's fixed overnight fare structure. The… - source: etnews.com
• 2026-08-19 - Deployment - Kakao Mobility expands Gangnam autonomous service to six vehicles - The service uses Kakao Mobility's internally developed autonomy stack and operates through the Kakao T app. The company added control logic that reduces speed below 80% of the posted limit and restricts rapid acceleration in child and other vulnerable-user… - source: kakaomobility.com