Autonomous ATG Selected for 'Unicorn Bridge'... Accelerating Global Expansion of Autonomous Driving

Laying the Foundation for Global Unicorn Leap

Autonomous ATG (hereinafter referred to as ATG) announced on the 25th that it has been selected as a participant in the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 'Unicorn Bridge' program.

The Unicorn Bridge program, newly established this year, is designed to identify companies with innovation and growth potential and foster them into unicorn companies with global competitiveness. Selected companies receive up to 1.6 billion won in government support over two years, a special guarantee from the Korea Technology Finance Corporation of up to 20 billion won, and opportunities to attract overseas investment.

Autonomous ATG Self-Driving Shuttle Roi. Autonomous ATG

ATG was chosen for this program in recognition of its capabilities as a leader in the K-autonomous driving sector, including being ranked 7th in the world on the Autonomous Driving Leaderboard by global market research firm Guidehouse, deployment of autonomous vehicles at APEC 2025, and operating the largest fleet and recording the highest cumulative mileage for autonomous vehicles in Korea.

ATG is the only full-stack autonomous driving company in Korea, covering the entire spectrum from autonomous driving software and vehicle manufacturing to control system development. The company is currently conducting autonomous driving pilot projects in 13 cities and provinces nationwide, and was recently selected as a participant in the large-scale autonomous driving demonstration project in Gwangju Metropolitan City, led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Its self-developed Level 4 autonomous driving shuttle 'ROii (Roy)' is an unmanned vehicle dedicated to autonomous driving, integrating the vehicle platform, autonomous driving system, and control technology. ROii is being deployed in demonstration projects across the country, including in Seoul and Ulsan, and surpassed 10,000 cumulative passengers last month.

ATG is also expanding its business performance in overseas markets. In Singapore, it is broadening its business scope through securing government projects and collaborating with Grab, establishing the first local joint venture in the UAE among Korean companies, and participating in robotaxi demonstration projects in Japan, thereby continuously strengthening its global business foundation.

ATG plans to accelerate the commercialization of autonomous driving based on ROii exports and strengthen its global competitiveness, including expanding its business in Singapore, through participation in the Unicorn Bridge program.

Jihyung Han, CEO of Autonomous ATG, stated, "Our selection for this program is recognition of our achievements beyond technology development, including service operation and establishing a foundation for global commercialization, as we build a Korean-style autonomous driving model. Through the Unicorn Bridge program, we will accelerate the commercialization of autonomous driving in the global market and grow into a leading physical AI unicorn representing Korea."

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