HD Hyundai and POSCO Group Join Forces to Develop Smart Automation Technology

Development and Commercialization of Unmanned Construction Equipment Technology

HD Hyundai recently announced on the 26th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with POSCO Holdings at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, to develop unmanned technology for resource development and construction sites. The signing ceremony was attended by Lee Dong-wook, President of HD Hyundai Site Solutions, Kim Wan-soo, Vice President of HD Hyundai, and Kim Joo-min, Head of the AI Research Institute at POSCO Holdings' Future Technology Research Institute, along with other representatives from both companies.

As the first step in unmanned technology, the two companies agreed to develop unmanned construction equipment technology utilizing remote control. They also plan to promote commercialization through domestic demonstrations. Additionally, they aim to develop an integrated control platform for effective comprehensive management of unmanned construction equipment, site construction, and process planning, completing a site solution optimized for the field.

Kim Wansu, Vice President of HD Hyundai (right), and Kim Jumin, Head of AI Research Institute at POSCO Holdings, are taking a commemorative photo at the signing ceremony. /

HD Hyundai, in cooperation with its affiliates HD Hyundai Site Solutions, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment, and HD Hyundai Infracore, will develop unmanned equipment technology necessary for construction and operation at resource development and construction sites based on smart construction equipment technology and unmanned technology including remote control.

POSCO Holdings, in collaboration with POSCO E&C and POSCO DX, will establish an integrated control system capable of managing construction and process planning and operating multiple unmanned equipment based on construction and operation know-how and big data from resource development and construction sites, as well as build the necessary communication infrastructure at the sites.

Vice President Kim said, “If the smart and unmanned technologies possessed by POSCO Group, a pioneer in the smart construction field, and HD Hyundai are combined, innovation will occur in resource development and construction sites. We will gather the company’s full capabilities to realize unmanned technology at an early stage.”

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