Obigo Builds Cloud-Based Service Platform to Secure Competitiveness in Ultra-Compact Electric Vehicles

OBIGO announced on the 26th that it has built a vehicle service ecosystem platform and developed new services through a national project led by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The project is titled "Development of Service Provision Platform Technology and Services to Secure Competitiveness of Ultra-Compact Electric Vehicles."

The company stated, "As the transition to Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) accelerates, the importance of introducing customized services for ultra-compact electric vehicles is increasing," adding, "We will accelerate the adoption of SDV by combining service platform and in-car service standardization technologies."

According to MOTIE, the ultra-compact electric vehicle market is growing annually alongside the increase in single-person households. The global market size is expected to grow from $78.2 billion (approximately 108 trillion KRW) in 2022 to $122.5 billion (approximately 170 trillion KRW) by 2030. The government recognizes the need to establish standardized technologies that can equip differentiated services by region and usage, selecting OBIGO as the lead organization to promote development since last year.

The national project consists of △ service platform △ ecosystem platform △ development and demonstration of three services, with the ultimate goal of developing cloud-based shared service technology. OBIGO is leading the development process from development to service demonstration by gathering feedback from automakers, reviewing business models and technologies, and aiming for commercialization of the service platform.

Specifically, in the first year, the focus was on platform design, including △ design and development of the in-car service platform △ design of the web-based service portal platform △ planning and design of the Fleet Management Service (FMS) for ultra-compact electric vehicles. In the second year, the goal is to develop the service platform by building the in-car service platform, service portal platform, and Fleet Management Service (FMS) for ultra-compact electric vehicles. In the third year, the plan is to enhance completeness through demonstration of the developed platform and services.

Han Doohyun, Chief Technology Officer of OBIGO, said, "Next year, we will complete the development of the service provision platform and proceed with the demonstration of a data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) analysis platform," adding, "Through the platform built by OBIGO, various mobility services will be introduced and expanded in vehicles."

Meanwhile, OBIGO is promoting the development of an integrated SDV platform architecture that includes autonomous driving advancement and driver-customized services by utilizing its self-developed embedded software technology.