"Today is Truck Driver"... Jeong Eui-seon Directly Explained Hydrogen Truck to Ahn Cheol-soo

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun took Ahn Cheol-soo, the Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, for a ride in the hydrogen fuel cell truck Xcient at the Hwaseong Namyang Research Center on the 8th, personally taking the wheel. This truck is a large vehicle powered by a fuel cell that uses hydrogen as fuel and drives the motor with this cell. Hyundai Motor Company was the first in the world to mass-produce it in 2020 and exported it to some European countries. Amid diverse developments in eco-friendly vehicles, the industry expects that vehicles using hydrogen fuel cells will mainly be used for commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. On the same day, Chairman Chung also explained the status of various eco-friendly vehicle developments to Chairman Ahn and other transition committee members.

Chairman Chung Eui-sun is introducing the personal mobility device (single-person mobility) based on the Plug and Drive (PnD) module to Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo.

Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo and Chairman Chung Eui-sun are being escorted by Boston Dynamics' quadruped robot 'Spot' as they move to the Hyundai Design Center. This robot has been deployed in automobile production sites since last year, handling safety management tasks, and is also active in firefighting scenes in the United States.

At the meeting, Chairman Ahn said, "The future mobility industry can be a national strategic industry that succeeds semiconductors and smartphones, which are sustaining South Korea, and a core element in building a science and technology-centered nation. I will continue to visit any meaningful science and technology sites regardless of whether they are large corporations, mid-sized companies, or small and medium enterprises."

Chairman Chung Eui-sun said, "The automotive industry is evolving into a new mobility industry by converging with advanced future technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and hydrogen fuel cells, and combining with the service industry," adding, "We expect the future mobility industry to lead the future of the national industry."

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