HL Mando Vice Chairman Seonghyun Cho Awarded Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit on Inventors' Day

Pioneering Localization of Advanced Automotive Components
and Expanding into Robotics

HL Mando announced on the 20th that Vice Chairman Seonghyun Cho was awarded the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit at the 61st Inventors' Day ceremony held on the 19th.

HL Mando announced on the 20th that Vice Chairman Sung Hyun Cho received the Silver Tower Industrial Medal at the '61st Inventors' Day' ceremony held on the 19th. HL Mando

Since joining the company in 1986, Vice Chairman Cho has devoted nearly 40 years to developing core automotive module technologies such as braking, steering, and suspension, as well as strengthening the competitiveness of future vehicles. His notable achievements include the development of the electronic mechanical brake (EMB) and the advanced steering system (SbW).

Leveraging its globally recognized technological expertise, HL Mando closely collaborates not only with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia, but also with leading global automakers such as GM, Ford, and Volkswagen. HL Mando is also focusing its capabilities on the development of robot actuators. Under the leadership of Vice Chairman Cho, HL Mando and HL Klemove have secured a total of around 10,000 patents and utility models both domestically and internationally to date, and are expanding their portfolios in major markets such as the United States and China.

In addition, Team Leader Jaehoon Bae and Principal Researcher Jaehoon Jang were honored with the Presidential Citation and the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office Citation, respectively, while Team Leader Jaehyun Han of HL Klemove, a company specializing in autonomous driving solutions, received the Prime Minister's Citation.

Team Leader Bae led the first domestic mass production development of SbW and spearheaded the legislation for the commercialization of By-Wire systems. Team Leader Han was selected for the Prime Minister's Citation as a result of his achievements in developing core technologies for autonomous driving perception sensors, particularly high-performance corner radar. Principal Researcher Jang was highly recognized for generating patents and achieving technology internalization in the field of electrified brakes.

Vice Chairman Cho stated, "This Inventors' Day award is the result of the collective challenges undertaken by everyone at HL," adding, "We will continue to dedicate ourselves to research on future vehicles and robotics."

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