Mars Auto to Join 2026 Gangneung ITS World Congress
Mars Auto will attend the 2026 Gangneung ITS World Congress from the 19th to the 23rd, where it will discuss scaling autonomous truck commercialization with US transport officials.
Mars Auto announced it will take part in the 2026 Gangneung ITS World Congress, to be held from the 19th to the 23rd at Gangneung Olympic Park. The company said it will use the event to discuss ways to expand commercialization of autonomous trucks with global transport policy officials, including representatives of the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Mars Auto vice president Noh Je-kyung will speak in the Korean-side role in major sessions. On the 21st, Noh will appear as a speaker in the session "Building Transport Routes in Preparation for Autonomous Driving," hosted by Sarah Davidson of the US DOT. Other speakers include US DOT Under Secretary Seval Oz, TxDOT Commissioner Mark Williams, and Verizon's Jothi Sharma.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, Noh will also speak at the special session "From Demonstration to Commercialization: Autonomous Driving Global Tour."
According to datanet.co.kr, Mars Auto has applied its camera-based end-to-end AI autonomous driving system to large trucks and is transporting actual cargo in Korea and the US.
The ITS World Congress is the world's largest intelligent transport systems event, with about 60,000 participants from over 90 countries expected. Korea last hosted the congress in Busan in 2010, and before that in Seoul in 1998.
Quick answers
When is the 2026 Gangneung ITS World Congress?
It runs from the 19th to the 23rd at Gangneung Olympic Park.
Who will speak for Mars Auto at the congress?
Vice president Noh Je-kyung will appear in the Korean-side role at major sessions, including the route-planning session on the 21st and the commercialization special session on the afternoon of the 22nd.
What does Mars Auto's autonomous driving system do?
It is a camera-based end-to-end AI system applied to large trucks, transporting actual cargo in Korea and the US.