"Sharing Future Mobility Technologies"... Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Hold R&D Technology Forum

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia opened a platform for exchanging future mobility technologies to lead advanced technology fields such as SDV (Software Defined Vehicle).

On the 22nd, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia held the opening ceremony of the '2023 R&D Technology Forum' at Rolling Hills Hotel in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. This forum, now in its 8th year, was held to share research achievements and future directions of strategic technologies.

At the event, the Research Labs, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia's specialized research organizations, presented their advanced technology research achievements and future promotion strategies, and reviewed technical linkage plans for each field.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia operate 13 Research Labs in various technology fields such as electrification, acoustics and vibration, and thermal management. Each Research Lab conducts diverse research based on its unique expertise and autonomy to secure mid- to long-term advanced technologies.

This year's forum will feature session presentations on a total of nine technology fields until the 7th of this month, starting with the opening ceremony. About 2,000 participants including researchers under Hyundai Motor Company and Kia's CTO, executives and employees of Hyundai Motor Group companies, and researchers from academic institutions will attend.

The presentation topics include ▲ SDV ▲ Sustainable carbon-neutral internal combustion engine technology ▲ Future mobility thermal management convergence technology ▲ Fault diagnosis in industrial fields ▲ Future mobility fault prediction and lifespan estimation ▲ Corrosion control of electrified vehicles ▲ Noise and vibration control ▲ Thermal energy systems ▲ Virtual vehicle development.

Among these, SDV is a topic covered for the first time at this year's R&D Technology Forum. Four Research Labs ? Sound Design Research Lab, Interior Research Lab, Electrification Control Research Lab, and Chassis Control Research Lab ? jointly prepared an integrated session.

At this session, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia will discuss cases of convergence technology development where software and mobility meet, such as the virtual transmission system (N e-Shift) and virtual sound system (N Active Sound Plus) equipped in the recently unveiled high-performance electric vehicle Ioniq 5 N.

Additionally, the 'Sustainable Carbon-Neutral Internal Combustion Engine Technology' session is an integrated session prepared through collaboration between the Turbo Engine Research Lab and the Decarbonization Research Lab. It shares the status of domestic and international engine development for achieving carbon neutrality, including renewable synthetic fuels (e-fuel) and zero-carbon fuel engines.

Donghee Han, Senior Research Fellow of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia's Turbo Engine Research Lab, said, "Due to the nature of automotive research, connecting and collaborating across various technology fields is key. Through this forum, we hope that researchers with expertise in each field gain insights and create new value by linking with other specialized fields."

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