Yongin Discusses Future Mobility: UAM and Autonomous Vehicles

Yongin Special City (Mayor Lee Sang-il) held the "2nd Future City Policy Forum 2026" on the 30th at the Convention Hall on the 3rd floor of City Hall to explore the establishment of future transportation systems utilizing advanced mobility technology and urban development strategies.

The theme of the forum held on this day was "Yongin's Future Opened by Advanced Mobility: Transportation Systems and Urban Development Strategy," and discussions were held on how to apply Urban Air Mobility (UAM), a future means of transportation, to Yongin.

Kim Myung-hyun, head of the Aerospace Mobility Research Team at the Korea Transport Institute, explained that while Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is discussed as a future mobility means in the long term, in the short term it is not a popular transportation method due to safety issues and is being utilized for tourism or public purposes.

Lee Seol-young, senior researcher at the Smart Transportation Research Division at the Seoul Institute, explained Seoul's introduction of autonomous buses and advised on how to apply them to Yongin City.

In particular, the researcher said that Yongin requires different models depending on the purpose of travel, and noted that they could be considered as shift time-tailored commute buses for national industrial complexes, connection between residential areas and GTX-A at the GTX-A Gungseong station area, and as a means to connect villages and living centers in the Cheorin-gu eup and myeon areas.

In the comprehensive discussion, opinions were presented on methods to introduce advanced mobility in connection with major urban development projects including "Yongin Platform City" and the establishment of transportation systems considering regional conditions.

An official from Yongin City said, "We plan to proactively respond to changes in the transportation environment due to the development of advanced mobility technology," and added, "We will review how to reflect the diverse opinions of experts in future urban and transportation policies."