- Kia and LG Electronics cooperate to current idea fashions for cellular skilled and leisure areas primarily based on Kia’s Platform Past Cars (PBVs)
- The PV5 Spielraum Studio idea for cellular work and the PV5 Spielraum Glow cabin idea for outside actions debut on the 2025 Seoul Mobility Present
- Kia and LG are collaborating to launch the idea fashions within the second half of 2026
Kia Company and LG Electronics at present introduced a partnership to collaborate on the implementation of mobility house options primarily based on PBV (Platform Past Car) know-how.
The businesses signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Kia pavilion on the 2025 Seoul Mobility Present, held at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea, and unveiled idea fashions for cellular work and leisure areas that incorporate superior dwelling home equipment into Kia’s PBVs.
The MOU signing ceremony was attended by Received-Jeong Jeong, Govt Vice President and Head of Korea Enterprise Division at Kia, and Lyu Jae-cheol, president of the LG Residence Equipment Answer Firm.
The settlement brings collectively Kia’s PBV know-how and LG’s experience in AI options. The businesses purpose to supply custom-made house experiences for customers, tailor-made to totally different existence and work wants, by integrating superior dwelling home equipment into PBVs. It will allow customers to remodel the car into a customized workplace, studio, lounge, and so on.
“By providing mobility house options that mix cars with dwelling home equipment, we purpose to steer a transformative shift in clients’ existence,” mentioned Received-Jeong Jeong, Govt Vice President and Head of Korea Enterprise Division at Kia. “This partnership with LG Electronics advances the core worth of PBVs, contributing to a brand new mobility paradigm the place automobiles evolve into customized areas for residing and dealing.”
PV5 Spielraum ideas
Kia and LG are showcasing two PV5 Spielraum idea fashions on the Kia pavilion through the 2025 Seoul Mobility Present, held from April 4 to 13. The phrase ‘Spielraum’ – German for ‘play house’ – displays the idea of versatile mobility environments.
- Spielraum Studio idea: The Spielraum Studio idea is geared toward solo entrepreneurs who journey ceaselessly, requiring each workspace and storage. It options LG’s AI-powered dwelling home equipment, resembling its modular Stylers[1], good mirrors, and low machines, that are built-in to optimize the PV5’s inside. The AI system can monitor the person’s enterprise schedule, calculate the remaining journey time to the vacation spot, and suggest equipment settings accordingly.
- Spielraum Glow cabin idea: The Spielraum Glow cabin idea is designed to cater to the rising demand for automobile picnic experiences. It contains home equipment resembling fridges, lightwave ovens, and wine cellars, seamlessly supporting a variety of outside leisure actions. Every equipment has MoodUP™ panels[2] that regulate colour primarily based on the person’s preferences, offering a novel expertise.
The 2 corporations are working collectively to convey the idea fashions to market within the second half of 2026. With this settlement as a place to begin, additionally they plan to cooperate in creating superior dwelling home equipment and AI options that may streamline and improve on a regular basis duties.
[1] LG Styler is LG’s clothes care answer designed for garment caring, specializing in sanitization and deodorization by means of TrueSteam™ Know-how. It additionally reduces wrinkles with its shifting hanger and steam.
[2] The MoodUP panel is a characteristic in LG MoodUP™ fridges that permits customers to vary the colour of the door panel through LG ThinQ™ app, enabling the customization of colours to match the popular ambiance or temper.
