The platform is called as 5GaaVP (5G as a Vehicle Platform).

It is based on the fixed line and mobile network carrier’s  key core technologies for the commercial rollout of a 5G communications infrastructure, which are 5G-V2X (Vehicle to Everything), precision positioning and intelligence control systems.

The 5G V2x comes built with rear-and front facing LiDAR, cameras, GPS antennas, and radars.

KT plans to unveil a prototype self-driving car at Pangyo Zero City in Seongnam, a real-world test field, an one hour drive south of capital Seoul in May.

Since 2015, KT has been developing a 5G communication-based vehicle to Everything platform for self-driving vehicle and had prototyped a 5G-enabled bus in 2017 to do a test run of the 5G unmanned, autonomous bus at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

On its roadmap, the company will work together with local governments across the country to validate its 5G self-driving vehicle platform.

KT has developed a precision positioning technology to accurately identify the current position of the vehicle and will provide it in a platform form. The precise positioning technology can identify driving lanes to allow for stable vehicle control.

It also plans to provide an intelligent control service using big data based on an autonomous driving platform.

KT aims to take a lead in the fledgling autonomous vehicle market by bringing vitality to the industry ecosystem with its open self-driving platform based on 5G technology.