NAVER announced an agreement with LG Electronics to cooperate on R&D to apply NAVER LABS' integrated location and mobility platform “xDM” (eXtended Definition & Dimension Map) to LG's Guide Robot. The partnership between NAVER LABS — which is developing numerous future technologies, including indoor autonomous mapping robot M1 and Hybrid HD Map — and LG Electronics was initiated during CES 2019. xDM was first revealed at DEVIEW 2018, the larger developer conference in Korea.

It combines the NAVER LABS portfolio of robot and AI-based technologies such as high definition (HD) mapping, localization and navigation with high-precision spatial data. Key features are self-updating 3D/HD mapping, precise indoor and outdoor positioning and context-aware location information based on real-time spatial data. It supports the development of future location-based services such as augmented reality (AR) walking navigation and autonomous mobility services that include autonomous vehicles, service robots and advanced driver-assistance systems. The partnership aims at creating synergy by merging the xDM platform with LG's Guide Robot in part because xDM can realize precise indoor autonomous driving using low-cost sensors and low processing power, allowing LG Electronics to enhance the operation quality of its robot.

At the same time, NAVER LABS can further enhance xDM capabilities with data collected by LG's Guide Robot.