KETI, Establishing AI Transformation Hub for Southwestern Mobility Manufacturing

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KETI, Establishing AI Transformation Hub for Southwestern Mobility Manufacturing

Published2026.08.14 09:16

Linked Operation of Humanoid Demonstration Center and Autonomous Driving Perception Component Test Center to Support OEMs and Parts Suppliers in AI Transformation

The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) Gwangju Regional Headquarters is successively expanding its demonstration infrastructure for automotive and mobility manufacturing AI transformation (M.AX), thereby strengthening support for AI transformation in the southwestern region. As construction of the humanoid demonstration center and autonomous driving perception component test center proceeds in a coordinated manner, the institute is establishing a full-cycle support system extending to on-site application at regional OEMs and parts suppliers.

KETI's Gwangju Regional Headquarters announced on the 14th that it jointly hosted the 'Southwestern Mobility M.AX Forum' with Gwangju Jeollanam-do Integrated Special City on the 13th at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju. Hosted by National Assemblyman Jung Jin-wook, the forum discussed practical AI transformation strategies for OEMs and parts suppliers under the theme of 'Manufacturing AI Transformation Opened by Future Mobility and Humanoids,' with approximately 100 participants from industry, academia, and research institutions in attendance. National Assemblymen Lim Moon-young, Jung Jun-ho, and Cho In-chul also delivered congratulatory remarks.

At the forum, Lee Seung-joo, Director of KETI's IT Convergence Systems Research Center, presented a plan to deploy expert-level humanoids in non-standardized tasks such as automotive assembly processes. In coordination with this, KETI's Gwangju Regional Headquarters is preparing a project to construct a humanoid demonstration center specialized for automotive assembly processes. The goal is to expand demonstration infrastructure that supports the entire process from component verification to AI transformation of complete vehicle assembly operations.

Construction of a 'Future Mobility Perception Component Functional Safety Test Center' that tests and certifies autonomous driving perception components such as LiDAR, cameras, and radars according to international standards is also being promoted in Gwangju's Nam-gu Advanced Industrial Complex. According to KETI, this is specialized testing and certification infrastructure being pursued for the first time in Korea.

Lim Seung-ok, Director of KETI's Gwangju Regional Headquarters, stated, "Our headquarters' role is not to keep KETI's technology within the laboratory but to directly apply it to the field operations of regional companies. We will expand full-cycle support spanning from technology development through demonstration to testing and evaluation, thereby becoming a substantive focal point for manufacturing AI transformation in the southwestern region."

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