Hyundai Motor·Kia and Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute Join Hands for Autonomous Driving

(From left) Kim Dong-wook, Vice President of Hyundai Motor Group, Kim Myung-joon, President of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Hyundai Motor Company and Kia announced on the 28th that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual cooperation to promote autonomous driving mobility with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea.

ETRI is an institution responsible for overseeing national information and communication technology (ICT) research and development, leading the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the establishment of AI industry infrastructure across various fields.

The companies explained that this MOU aims to establish a mutual cooperation system for research and development (R&D) related to AI, vehicle semiconductors, and communication technologies in future mobility fields such as autonomous driving and robotics, to accelerate the advancement of software in the domestic automotive industry and strengthen global competitiveness.

ETRI will provide various AI and ICT R&D data it has independently collected, including ▲voice and language ▲road, lane, and rear light ▲robotic human behavior recognition.

Based on the provided data, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia plan to build AI systems and advance related software technologies in various future mobility fields such as autonomous driving, infotainment, and robotics.

Furthermore, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia will jointly respond with ETRI to improve regulations in future mobility sectors such as autonomous driving, robotics, and UAM (Urban Air Mobility), and cooperate in planning and discovering government ICT-related projects including AI, vehicle semiconductors, and communication technologies.

Kim Dong-wook, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, said, “Through collaboration with ETRI, we will activate mobility businesses such as autonomous driving, robotics, and UAM to accelerate the development of the domestic automotive industry and provide new value to customers.”

Kim Myung-joon, President of ETRI, stated, “With this MOU, we expect that through joint cooperation with the domestic automotive industry in deep tech technologies such as various AI data including vision, voice, language, behavior, as well as vehicle semiconductors and 5G communication technologies developed independently, Korea will take the lead in future mobility.”

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