Hyundai Motor Group to Foster Academic Ideas Leading Future Mobility

Future Technology Contest Open to Full-Time Faculty Members

Hyundai Motor Group is seeking innovative ideas to lead the future mobility market.

Hyundai Motor Group announced that from November 3 to November 24, it will accept submissions for the "Future Technology Contest," aimed at discovering ideas from domestic and international university researchers to apply to practical future mobility development and to enhance technology based on mutual cooperation.

Hyundai Motor Group announced that from the 3rd to the 24th, it will accept submissions for the "Future Technology Contest," aimed at discovering ideas from domestic and international university researchers to apply them to practical future mobility development and to advance technology based on mutual cooperation. Hyundai Motor Group

Eligible applicants are full-time faculty members currently employed at domestic or international universities as of this month. The contest covers 11 topics, including electrification, batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, and autonomous driving. Applicants can select a topic of interest and submit a proposal.

Hyundai Motor Group plans to conduct an in-depth evaluation by a panel of judges composed of automotive industry and academic experts, and will announce the final results in March next year. Outstanding projects selected as finalists will receive up to 60 million KRW in research funding, and successful applicants will conduct research to verify the technical feasibility of their proposed ideas over approximately eight months.

Hyundai Motor Group will support its researchers in participating as mentoring partners for the successful applicants and will operate programs to ensure that university research outcomes are actively utilized in the industry. Applicants who achieve meaningful results will also have the opportunity to conduct advanced research projects together with researchers from Hyundai Motor and Kia.

A Hyundai Motor Group official stated, "Through the Future Technology Contest, we will be able to identify the latest trends in academia and explore new perspectives on future technologies," adding, "We will support creative ideas from academia to grow into technologies that change the world and contribute to the development of the mobility research ecosystem."

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