Kakao Mobility has set out plans to develop Level 4 autonomous driving technologies in-house as part of its physical AI strategy. Kim Jin-kyu, vice president and head of Kakao Mobility’s Physical AI division, presented the roadmap at the 2026 World IT Show conference at COEX in Seoul. His session focused on autonomous driving services built around mobility platforms in the physical AI era. The event was held under the title “Beyond Idea, Into Action: AI moves Reality,” with 460 companies and organisations from 17 countries taking part, according to Yonhap. South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT also described the event as linked to a wider physical AI transition, where AI is applied to physical industrial fields. Kim said Kakao Mobility is working to combine autonomous driving technologies with physical infrastructure as part of its mobility strategy in Korea, and aims to establish an open autonomous driving ecosystem to support local competitiveness.…