KG Mobility with SWM · robotaxi
Gangnam late-night autonomous taxi
KGM Korando EV with SWM
Korando EV electric SUVs fitted by SWM with sensors and driving software and linked to KG Mobility's vehicle controls, carrying up to three passengers between 11 pm and 5 am. A safety driver stays aboard and takes over on narrow streets and in school zones.
- Price
- —free at launch; paid fares from April 2026
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- 13Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Seoul's first late-night self-driving taxi service open to the public, booked through Kakao T.
Real-world use
Started with three cars in Gangnam and Seocho on 26 Sept 2024; by August 2026 the city's late-night fleet was growing from 7 to 19 vehicles (13 run by SWM) after 15,140 rides (Asia News Network, Aug 2026).
Maker
KG Mobility with SWMCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Gangnam and Seocho, Seoul
- Fleet
- 13 SWM vehicles in Seoul's 19-car late-night fleet from 20 Aug 2026 (Seoul via Asia News Network)
- Rides, miles or loads
- 15,140 rides from 26 Sept 2024 to 31 July 2026, all operators (Seoul via Kyunghyang Shinmun)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention Gangnam late-night autonomous taxi (KGM Korando EV with SWM) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every KG Mobility with SWM vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedfree at launch; paid fares from April 2026
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Gangnam late-night autonomous taxi (KGM Korando EV with SWM)KG Mobility with SWM |  Tesla CybercabTeslaSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useRideFlux driver-out robotaxi (Genesis GV80)RideFluxSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Robotaxi GXRWeRide with Geely FarizonSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2024-09-26 | 2024-10-10 | 2024-06-12 | 2024-10 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Pilot use | Commercial |
| Height | — | — | — | — |
| Weight | — | 1412 kg | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | 50 km/h | 120 km/h |
| Payload | — | 280 kg | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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