Platform Beyond Vehicle

In 2025, Kia's PBV dedicated line-up starts with the mid PV5, followed by the large PV7, and then the small PV1. By combining Kia's PBV platform with various upper bodies, our PBV lineup will be available for multiple purposes, including ride-hailing, logistics, and personal lifestyle activities. The vehicle design will be robust and simple, and all functions will be easy and intuitive to use.
Kia will expand mobility, which has been limited due to the small range of vehicle lineup, and respond to our diverse customer's needs.

Kia began construction on its PBV-dedicated Hwaseong EVO plant in 2023. The plant will apply an innovative production process that combines a new cell method with the traditional conveyor system, and will soon introduce Dynamic Hybrid technology to more flexibly respond to diverse customer needs.

Kia has innovated the product development process by delivering customized vehicles that meet the needs of customers' businesses and incorporating their requirements across our software solutions. Starting in 2022, through PBV Partners Day, Kia has unveiled the vehicles under development for the first time to domestic and global customers and conversion partners, to check overall vehicle requirements for their business. Our potential customers evaluated positively the fact that Kia created this process to jointly solve problems from the customer’s business perspective, which has since led to further business collaboration.

Kia is developing specialized software solutions for each business area, to increase business efficiency and for transitioning to a fully electric and autonomous future.
Kia's IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) solution is designed to make daily life as smooth as possible. It recognizes the user, their purpose and operational needs in real-time; automatically loads the user's profile, presets and preferences; and provides useful data. Additionally, services optimized for the customer's purpose of use are listed in the IVI App market, where optimized solutions are available in the form of natively integrated Apps.
In addition, Kia’s FMS (Fleet Management System) solution helps optimize PBV operation while ensuring business stability through active data collection and management. Utilizing the vehicle’s Data API, vast amounts of data generated during PBV operation can be connected with AI Cloud for more efficient fleet management in real time. This provides customers with insights to maximize the efficiency of business operations, such as preventive vehicle maintenance based on the condition of the PBV.
Finally, Kia will provide optimized EV charging consulting program solution such as charging scheduling and charging station systems in consideration of the various conditions of PBV operation. In the future, Kia will realize Total Energy Solution by building advanced charging infrastructure such as V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything).

Kia will align its PBV business with Hyundai Motor Group's key future businesses of Robotics, AAM (Advanced Air Mobility), and Autonomous driving to ultimately implement them in smart cities.
In the case of Robotics, Kia will revolutionize manufacturing and logistics through Boston Dynamics Stretch and SPOT. And AAM will bring smart cities closer to reality by realizing multi-modal services and mobility hub businesses with Supernal. In regards to Autonomous driving, Kia is working on a Robotaxi with Motional, and in the near future plans to achieve level 4 autonomous driving with Motional's 3rd generation system.