Kakao Mobility and LG Innotek are starting joint development of an autonomous driving solution, signing an MOU to cooperate on developing autonomous driving solutions. They aim to secure large-scale real-world driving data needed to advance autonomous driving technology by combining Kakao Mobility’s data collection infrastructure with LG Innotek’s sensing technology. LG Innotek will develop an integrated sensing solution using camera, radar and LiDAR modules, while Kakao Mobility will apply it to its AI data pipeline.

Japan\'s manufacturing sector is accelerating efforts to upgrade robot automation by making factory floors a core arena for next-generation AI competition. While the United States and China lead in large AI models and semiconductor infrastructure, Japanese companies are focusing on \"Physical AI\" for industrial sites. Fanuc is working with Google on AI robots and with Nvidia on collaboration. Japan is also leveraging long-accumulated factory data as it builds industrial AI platforms.