Autonomous Bus to Operate in Yongin... Free Rides Starting on the 27th

Yongin City, South Korea launches a free autonomous bus pilot on 27 July 2026, operating two 14-seater vehicles on a fixed route near Yongin Severance Hospital, with plans to move to paid operations after evaluating the trial. If you're building autonomous vehicle software or sensors, South Korea just proved the regulatory path works—and moved past simulation to paying passengers. Yongin's transition from free pilots to paid operations means the next phase of AV adoption is route optimisation and vehicle economics, not permission.