Obigo Selected for National Project to Build a 7.3 Billion KRW Open Controller-Based Service Operation Platform

OBIGO, a specialized company in smart car software (SW) platforms, announced on the 31st that it has been selected as the lead research institution for the project "Development, Demonstration, and Operation Environment Construction of Open Services," led by the Korea Institute for Industrial Technology Evaluation and Planning under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. This project is one of the detailed tasks within the large-scale integrated project "2024 Automotive Industry Technology Development - Development of Open Standard Vehicle Systems Specialized for Mobility and Fleet Management Services."

The project aims to develop and verify the "Open Integrated Controller," a key enabling technology for the early commercialization of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) and Purpose-Built Vehicles (PBV). The "Open Integrated Controller" will serve as a bridge combining various IT technologies such as △mobility service platforms (taxi, delivery) △vehicle management platforms (car wash, maintenance) △control systems with automotive systems.

It is also expected to provide users with new mobility experiences (UX), reduce vehicle management costs, and improve operational efficiency. Furthermore, various mobility services will be structured based on SDV, allowing modularization by platform tailored to the needs of automobile manufacturers and mobility operators.

In particular, by standardizing interfaces and aiming for a flexible "open" system that platform providers can apply to various manufacturers and vehicle models, this project is expected to accelerate the integration of the automotive value chain and IT ecosystem. The overall and sub-tasks 1 and 2 involve △KG Mobility △Hyolim XE △OBIGO △Kakao Mobility △Korea Automotive Technology Institute △IconX △Korea Electronics Technology Institute △Sodis △Hans Network △Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, who will develop and demonstrate the technology.

Among these, OBIGO, as the lead participant in the "Development, Demonstration, and Operation Environment Construction of Open Services" project, is responsible for developing and demonstrating a customized operational platform for implementing in-vehicle Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) with a total budget of 7.3 billion KRW. OBIGO plans to participate in all stages from development to real-vehicle-based service demonstration, aiming for the commercialization of the SDV service operation platform.

Meanwhile, the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, a joint research institution, will develop virtual environment-based controller and service SW verification technology; IconX will develop demonstration vehicles integrating passenger space (In-cabin) control, PBV fleet management and operation service platforms, and development technologies; Hans Network will develop residual value evaluation technology and services; and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation will develop shared vision recognition technology to support various vehicle services, enhancing the project's completeness.

An OBIGO official stated, "Existing mobility services required vehicle modifications and separate equipment installation processes to provide vehicle-specialized functions, and flexible integration of mobility services including vehicle-specialized functions was difficult." He added, "Through this project, we will build services and operation environments based on a customized open controller capable of controlling various sensors and devices within the vehicle." He also mentioned, "The utilization and service demonstration of the project outcomes will be conducted together with Kakao Mobility."

Hwang Do-yeon, CEO of OBIGO, emphasized, "Through this project, we will secure unparalleled know-how in the service operation platform field for the initial SDV business." He added, "We will continue to develop it into a core SDV integrated platform encompassing body integrated control and driving performance."