The court found that the ride sharing service was legal.

Park Sang-gu, Deputy Judge of the 18th Seoul Central District Court, sentenced to innocence to the heads of Soka Lee, VCNC Park Jae-wook, and other corporations accused of violating the Passenger Car Transportation Business Law.

Lee Jae-woong Soka timetable left the court with a brighter look.

Tada is a smartphone application that allows a driver to call and use the 11-seater van.

The prosecution reported that they had illegally licensed taxi taxis without a license and handed both legal entities and representatives to trial.

Tadda, on the other hand, has countered that it has provided a 'car rental service with articles' within the legal framework.

The court handed over to the captain.

Particularly, we accepted some of the arguments that the ride was an "innovative mobility business," and as such, the prosecution should not look at the existing transportation industry.

The Trial Department defined, “The ride service is a contractual relationship that provides on-demand rentals on a minute-by-minute basis for your convenience.” The car service was defined as “car rental based on mobile applications.”

Therefore, it was decided that a lease agreement is legally made between the user and Soka.

The prosecution's claim that "the ride user is not a tenant passenger as it does not actually dominate the operation" was not accepted.

In the process, the court said, "The prosecution is a token of taxi sales, and the billing based on the distance traveled, etc., is intrinsically difficult considering the characteristics of the mobile platform that seeks to provide optimized transportation by technological innovation." He said.

"The ride user is a person who is delivered a short-term leased van under a lease agreement, and is not a passenger transported under a transport agreement." Not allowed in light of the doctrine of caution. ”

The court also found that even if the ride service is illegal, the intention of Lee Jae-woong and Park Jae-wook is not recognized.

In connection with the operation of the ride, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport responded to the interpretation that the driver could be arranged, and did not take any administrative measures, and Seoul also did not crack down until it was determined to be illegal.

It was also mentioned that sales of taxis in Seoul increased last year despite the operation of other vehicles.

The court pleaded not guilty, saying, "It would be a learning effect and exit strategy for the trial to continue for constructive solutions by regulators in the mobility industry, along with regulators."

After the sentence, Park Jae-wook remarked, "I think it was a good opportunity for our society to move forward," he said. "We will consider ways to coexist and cooperate with the taxi industry to make the mobility ecosystem better."

The prosecution said, "We have filed an appeal by looking at both the accused and the accused in depth," he said. "We will carefully examine the judgment and decide whether to appeal."

Right after the verdict, let's take a look at the situation and remarks by Lee Jae Woong and Park Jae Wook.

(Video coverage: Yang Hyun-cheol, Video editing: Kim Hee-sun)