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As the autonomous driving and smart infrastructure industries rapidly expand, the value of tech companies with core technologies like LiDAR continues to rise. In the smart infrastructure sector particularly, LiDAR technology is gaining attention as critical infrastructure for security, safety, and digital twin construction. We spoke directly with Changhwan Chun, CTO and co-founder of Vueron Technology since its early days, about how far LiDAR technology has advanced and how it will establish itself as a core technology for future urban digitalization. –Ed.
Q1. How do you view the current trends in autonomous driving technology?
CTO Changhwan Chun: Autonomous driving is no longer limited to automotive technology alone. Vehicles are now connecting with their surrounding infrastructure and evolving into intelligent agents capable of perceiving and making decisions in real time within complex urban environments.
At the center of this transformation is LiDAR-based perception technology. At Vueron, we combine expertise in both autonomous vehicle technology and smart infrastructure, working to create a safer and more efficient world by bringing these two domains together.
Q2. When did you join Vueron Technology, and what motivated the startup?
CTO Changhwan Chun: I began my career researching autonomous driving technology at Hyundai Motor’s Autonomous Driving Center. CEO Kim Jae-kwang and I were senior-junior colleagues in the KAIST Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering lab, where we often engaged in passionate discussions about the future of autonomous driving and 3D LiDAR technology. We shared a common vision: to harness technology to make a real impact on the world. That shared belief ultimately led us to co-found Vueron.
Q3. What defines Vueron’s technological identity, and what are VueOne and VueTwo?
CTO Changhwan Chun: Vueron is not just a product development company—we are a technology-driven organization committed to building a better world through innovation.
Our autonomous driving perception solution, VueOne, is optimized for mass-production vehicles and is being applied across diverse mobility platforms, including passenger cars, trucks, delivery robots, and drones. It is already deployed and actively operating in Korea, the United States, and Japan.
VueTwo is our perception solution for smart infrastructure, used in urban security, traffic management, and public safety systems. It has moved beyond the pilot stage and is now in full-scale deployment across Seoul, Gongju City, Gyeonggi Province, and multiple municipalities in Japan.
For example, VueTwo-equipped smart poles installed at intersections support traffic volume measurement, signal optimization, pedestrian protection, and accident detection—with real-time data transmission to control centers. At the same time, autonomous vehicles using VueOne perform real-time perception on the road. Our long-term vision is to integrate these two solutions, creating a connected and intelligent urban mobility ecosystem. That’s the future Vueron is striving to build.
Q4. You garnered significant attention unveiling VueX at CES 2025. What kind of technology is VueX, and what possibilities does it present?
CTO Changhwan Chun: VueX is a LiDAR platform that brings together Vueron’s core AI-powered technologies into a unified solution.
Traditionally, LiDAR solutions have faced high barriers to adoption due to their cost and system integration complexity. VueX is designed to overcome these challenges. It streamlines the entire pipeline—from model development and data annotation to training and deployment—allowing customers to easily develop and deploy LiDAR-based AI solutions.
VueX is built for flexibility and speed. It can be applied across a wide range of fields, including autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, and smart infrastructure. Since its debut at CES 2025, we’ve received a surge of interest and partnership inquiries from global logistics firms, automotive OEMs, and other industry leaders.
Q5. As CTO, from what perspective do you view technology?
CTO Changhwan Chun: Technology must ultimately serve people. In the case of autonomous driving, it’s directly tied to human safety—and that’s a responsibility we take very seriously.
We don’t blindly adopt rapidly evolving technologies. Instead, we believe it’s essential to critically evaluate them and implement only those we can fully stand behind.
At Vueron, we hold firmly to the principle that technology should exist for people.
Q6. What are the major technological achievements Vueron has accomplished so far?
CTO Changhwan Chun: From the very beginning, Vueron has pursued a clear goal: to develop perception solutions that operate reliably across all sensors, environments, and platforms worldwide.
To achieve this, we’ve worked closely with leading global LiDAR manufacturers, conducting extensive integration tests and technical collaborations with most major LiDAR providers. This has allowed us to overcome sensor-specific limitations and develop highly adaptable perception algorithms that perform consistently across diverse hardware setups.
We’ve also built a platform-independent software architecture to ensure our solutions are not bound to specific hardware or operating systems. Whether running on x86 servers, ARM-based controllers, in-vehicle systems, or smart infrastructure environments, Vueron solutions deliver consistent performance. This flexibility enables both domestic and international partners to seamlessly integrate and deploy our technology.
Most recently, we introduced VueX, an AI-based LiDAR perception platform designed to make LiDAR more accessible. Its intuitive structure allows even first-time users to get started quickly, while offering experienced developers a flexible toolchain for performance optimization and innovation.
Ultimately, Vueron’s mission with VueX is to enable anyone to harness LiDAR effectively—driving the democratization and widespread adoption of LiDAR technology across industries.
Q7. What is Vueron’s organizational culture like?
CTO Changhwan Chun: Vueron is often referred to as “Technology Vueron.” This isn’t just a slogan—it reflects our relentless commitment to technical excellence and our obsession with detail.
At Vueron, attention to detail is not just a value—it’s the value. We believe that each team member’s dedication to precision ultimately determines the quality of our technology as a whole. This culture prioritizes substance over form, and depth over superficiality. We focus on the essence of technology, consistently striving to challenge ourselves, grow, and create meaningful impact from every position within the company.
No one here takes shortcuts. We uphold a culture that values the integrity of the process more than immediate results—this is the core of Vueron’s identity. Our team members don’t just carry out assigned tasks; they proactively define problems and work to solve them. We believe this mindset—growth-driven and detail-oriented—is what enables us to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and market dynamics.
In a technology company, continuous development is not optional—it’s existential. True innovation isn’t built on isolated achievements; it’s sustained through ongoing research, refinement, and persistence. Without that, even the most successful companies risk falling behind.
As a company founded on this belief, Vueron will continue to uphold its identity as a true technology team—one that earns recognition in global markets by delivering authentic, enduring innovation.
Q8. What is Vueron’s global competitiveness, and how do you forecast the global market?
CTO Changhwan Chun: Vueron’s global competitiveness undoubtedly lies in our unparalleled technological capabilities in LiDAR-based perception. In autonomous driving, LiDAR is a core technology for environmental awareness, and Vueron develops all of its LiDAR data processing software in-house.
What sets us apart is our versatility—our solutions are applicable not only to vehicles but also to road infrastructure and smart cities. Our lightweight, platform-independent architecture and modular AI perception software allow seamless adaptation to various sensors and systems. These characteristics are key competitive advantages in the global market.
Our technology has already been validated through partnerships with major global players. Building on this foundation, we’re actively expanding into domains such as smart city infrastructure, traffic safety systems, and next-generation mobility platforms. We are strengthening our global presence through strategic technology partnerships, market-specific customization, and compliance with local certifications across Asia, North America, and Europe.
Looking ahead, the global autonomous driving market is rapidly transitioning—from basic object detection to a software-defined vehicle (SDV) paradigm integrated with cloud-based AI infrastructure. This shift signals the rise of platform-driven competition, where developers and users alike will require intuitive, scalable systems for deploying autonomous functions.
In response, Vueron is moving beyond product delivery to build sustainable software ecosystems. These include AI development platforms, toolchains, and real-time data processing and update capabilities. Our mission is to empower anyone to easily develop, test, and deploy perception algorithms—creating meaningful synergies with partners around the world.
Q9. What are Vueron’s future plans?
CTO Changhwan Chun: Vueron’s future lies in strengthening our global leadership in LiDAR-based perception technology. Leveraging years of experience in LiDAR data processing and cross-platform integration, we’re now accelerating our evolution—from providing standalone perception solutions to building a comprehensive LiDAR platform.
We believe LiDAR technology is poised to generate entirely new markets through convergence with AI, software-defined vehicles (SDVs), and smart infrastructure. In response, Vueron is developing a full-stack pipeline—from data collection and training to real-time deployment and continuous upgrades—moving beyond data interpretation to delivering full-cycle value to developers, system integrators, and end users alike.
To ensure scalability across global markets, we are focused on enhancing generalizability, system stability, and environmental robustness. Our solutions are being refined to operate reliably across a wide range of infrastructure types, geographic conditions, LiDAR sensors, and control systems—capabilities we’ve already demonstrated with global partners.
One of our greatest assets is our access to high-quality, large-scale datasets. These datasets are not only used for algorithm training but also for simulation, performance validation, and new feature development—serving as a significant differentiator that is difficult for competitors to replicate.
Looking ahead, our goal is to establish Vueron as the leading LiDAR perception platform company in the AI-driven era of autonomous driving and smart infrastructure—empowering anyone to develop, deploy, and scale solutions with ease on a global stage.
Source: Korea IT Times (🔗https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10430377)
