Seoul, South Korea

Robotaxis in Seoul

Seoul, South Korea: Public rides with a safety operator: SWM (SWM.ai).

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How to ride here

  • SWM (SWM.ai) Open to the public - book in the Kakao T app. A safety operator rides along.

Services

SWM (SWM.ai)

Public rides with a safety operator
  1. Testing
  2. Driverless tests
  3. Staff and invitees
  4. Public, with operator

Open to the public - book in the Kakao T app. A safety operator rides along.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
Kakao T
Partner
Kakao Mobility; Seoul Metropolitan Government
Service area
Whole Gangnam autonomous vehicle pilot zone; weekdays 22:00-05:00
Area size
about 20.4 sq km
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
19 vehicles from 2026-08-20 (SWM 13, Kakao Mobility 6)
Fares
Standard taxi base fare with late-night surcharge: 4,800 won (04-05), 5,800 won (22-23 and 02-04), 6,700 won (23-02)
Public driverless since
not published

History

  1. Public rides with a safety operator - Korea's first late-night autonomous taxi starts in Gangnam, free of charge, with a test driver on board. source
  2. Public rides with a safety operator - Service expanded to all of Gangnam. source
  3. Public rides with a safety operator - Service becomes paid. source
  4. Public rides with a safety operator - Fleet expanded from 7 to 19 vehicles. source

Announced next

  • Announcement SWM targets fully driverless operation in Gangnam Target: not given. Announced . source
  • Announcement Level 4 robotaxi commercialization in Seoul and Gwangju with Lenovo and NVIDIA Target: 2027. Announced . source
Sources (2)
  1. SWM.ai corporate site and newsroom - SWM, 30 Sep 2026
  2. Gangnam late-night autonomous taxi 7 to 19 vehicles, weekdays from 10 pm - SWM (news reprint), 19 Aug 2026

Last checked - last change

Rules in this country

  • South Korea (Seoul) - Robotaxis run inside MOLIT-designated autonomous vehicle pilot zones with national funding; Seoul selects operators. The Gangnam late-night robotaxi carries a test driver at all times and became paid in April 2026; full-zone self-driving incl. child protection zones awaits MOLIT approval of a safety plan. Seoul plans a Level 4 robotaxi with no one in the driver's seat in Sangam in November 2026.