Automotive

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  Hyundai auto group launches beta service in Roblox metaverse space SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group launched an open beta service in a metaverse space through Roblox, an online game platform and game creation system, allowing users to meet and communicate with one another and experience advanced products and mobility solutions in the form of avatars. Hyundai is the first global automotive brand to open virtual experience content on Roblox. The beta service began on September 1, the auto group said, adding its metaverse service called 2021-09-01
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  Hyundai's joint venture unveils basic design of robotaxi based on IONIQ 5 SEOUL -- Motional, a joint venture between South Korea's Hyundai auto group and Aptiv, a global technology company with advanced mobility solutions, has unveiled the basic design of a robotaxi featuring level 4 autonomous driving technologies that will be showcased at IAA Mobility, a motor show to be held in Munich in September. The robotaxi is based on IONIQ 5, a new Hyundai crossover utility vehicle installed with a dedicated new battery platform. Level 4 autonomous vehicles 2021-09-01
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  ​LG's lighting system wing ZKW develops micromirror modules for autonomous vehicles SEOUL -- ZKW, an Austrian lighting system producer affiliated with South Korea's LG Electronics, and partner companies are working on the development of new micromirror modules, a complicated device that can specifically and precisely shoot laser beams. Such modules will enable smart light functions for autonomous vehicles. A micromirror module is a complex microelectromechanical system (MEMS) that consists of a chip with integrated microscopic mirror mechanics. The mirror ca 2021-08-26
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  Hyundai auto group demonstrates mobility service for people with mobility barriers SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group has launched a demonstration for a universal mobility service designed to assist those with mobility barriers. The pilot program of Hyundai's global mobility service project was kick-started in Los Angeles to utilize full-size sport utility vehicles capable of carrying a wheelchair. The auto group said in a statement on August 18 that it launched "Enable LA," a pilot mobility service for people with mobility barriers, throu 2021-08-18
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  Samsung Electro-Mechanics develops high-capacity ceramic capacitor for autonomous vehicles SEOUL -- Targeting the global autonomous vehicle parts market, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, an electric component maker in South Korea, has developed two types of ultra-small, high-capacity multilayer ceramic capacitors. A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) controls the flow of electricity on electric circuits to reduce electrical noises on circuits. Such capacitors play a vital role in the safe operation of high-precision machines and electric parts because even the tiniest amount o 2021-08-12
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  Hyundai Motor and LG team up to invest $1.1 bln in battery joint venture in Indonesia SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group teamed up with the battery-making wing of LG Group to jointly invest $1.1 billion in the establishment of an equally-owned battery joint venture in Indonesia. Mass production of battery cells is to commence in the first half of 2024. The joint venture underlines efforts by the two groups to bolster their presence in global markets. The auto group signed a memorandum of understanding with LG Energy Solution (LGES) to set up a battery cell 2021-07-29
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  Hyundai Motor works with domestic partner to develop hydrogen mobile power generation system SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai Motor tied up with Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems, a domestic electrical equipment manufacturer and energy solution provider, to develop a hydrogen fuel cell package for mobile power generation that would be used at industrial fields such as construction sites and port facilities. The auto group said that its fuel cell experience would be combined with Hyundai Electric's power equipment expertise to develop a hydrogen fuel cell package d 2021-07-29
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  Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell truck secures solid bridgehead for U.S. distribution SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group secured a solid bridgehead for the distribution of its heavy-duty trucks powered by hydrogen in the United States by gaining the support of California funding agencies and local communities to demonstrate an upgraded model called "Class 8 XCIENT Fuel Cell" with a maximum driving range of about 800 kilometers (497 miles). Hyundai's 30 demo trucks will be deployed to northern California by the second quarter of 2023. The U.S. 2021-07-27
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  S. Korea's largest rapid-charging station for EVs kicks into operation SEOUL -- An electric vehicle charging station that can rapid-charge up to 23 cars simultaneously has kicked into operation in Seoul. The fast-charging platform is South Korea's largest and can charge up to 80 percent of a vehicle in less than an hour. There are some 135,000 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Seoul as of January 2021. However, the charging infrastructure is insufficient with some 8,400 chargers. Charging stations are set up in underground parking lots of larg 2021-07-26
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  Hyundai auto group to introduce home-to-car, car-to-home services at apartments SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group and its construction subsidiary will introduce home-to-car and car-to-home services using voice recognition gadgets at new apartments. The group has forged a series of strategic partnerships with foreign and domestic technology firms to develop connected car technologies, an upgraded voice recognition system and an AI robot for connectivity. A home-to-car service allows drivers to control their cars at their homes using a voice recogniti 2021-07-21
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  Hyundai Mobis unveils new in-cabin healthcare technology to analyze brain waves SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, a parts-making unit of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, unveiled a new in-cabin healthcare technology that can measure and analyze brain waves to check drivers' conditions. The technology is expected to prevent accidents that can occur due to drowsy driving or sudden health problems. The new healthcare technology called "M. Brain" will be applied to public buses for evaluation. Hyundai Mobis would expand the demonstration of its new technol 2021-07-21
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  Hyundai Motor to test shuttle service powered by autonomous driving and AI SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group will launch a two-month pilot operation of its "Robo Shuttle" service powered by autonomous driving and artificial intelligence technology in the central city of Sejong as part of a smart city project. The service will be gradually expanded to other regions. The demand-responsive, high-occupancy vehicle service will begin on August 9 along a 6.1-kilometer route with 20 stops in Sejong, using a van applied with a range of leve 2021-07-13
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  Samsung unveils automotive image sensor for surround-view monitors or rear-view cameras SEOUL -- As a top mobile image sensor maker, Samsung Electronics unveiled an automotive image sensor optimized for surround-view monitors or rear-view cameras in high-definition resolution. The new image sensor called "ISOCELL Auto 4AC" will be used in vehicles to be released in the second half of 2021. The release of ISOCELL Auto 4AC underscores efforts to expand Samsung's clout in the auto component market. The company has diversified its business portfolio into the 2021-07-13
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  Hyundai Motor launches joint project to commercialize fuel cell propulsion system for ships SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group will commercialize a fuel cell electric propulsion system for ships in a cooperative project with domestic partners. It marked the auto group's first strategic partnership involving the application of its fuel cell system technology in the shipbuilding industry, which is under pressure to comply with tightened greenhouse gas regulations and introduce eco-friendly vessels. Hyundai Motor said it has signed a memorandum of understandi 2021-07-08
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  Hyundai Motor's luxury brand launches curated lifestyle shopping service to strengthen brand identity SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor's luxury car brand Genesis has launched a curated lifestyle shopping service to strengthen its prestigious image. The integrated service will provide tailor-made curated shopping experiences for Genesis car owners and ordinary shoppers. Genesis was launched in 2015, targeting global consumers who wish to buy luxury-grade vehicles embedded with top-notch driving technologies such as a semi-autonomous driving assistant feature. "GENESIS BOUTIQUE,&q 2021-07-01
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  Hyundai Mobis unveils 'clusterless' head-up display for future cars, electric vehicles SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has developed a "clusterless" head-up display that improved safety and convenience by raising essential driving information to the driver's eye level. The display size of information is 15 inches, and the display can increase the utilization of internal space. The new device that presents data without sequiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints has integrated functions 2021-06-24
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  ANRA partners with Hyundai auto group to develop AAM operating environment SEOUL --South Korea's Hyundai auto group partnered with ANRA Technologies, a U.S.-based cloud-based drone operational platform developer, to develop the operating environment for advanced air mobility, a new concept of air transportation using electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. They would identify research opportunities to help inform regulatory decisions and advance infrastructure projects. Sometimes advanced air mobility (AAM) is called urban air mobilit 2021-06-24
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  Hyundai Mobis turns car grille into LED lighting device for various scenarios SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis overthrew the traditional concept of the grille that allows air to enter or exit while protecting the vehicle's radiator and engine by introducing innovative technologies such as light-emitting diode (LED) lighting that can utilize the entire grill as a lighting device to communicate with other vehicles or create unique design effects. The LED lighting technology developed by the parts-making wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group can implement var 2021-06-17
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  SK Global Chemical ties up with mobility association to develop new materials SEOUL -- SK Global Chemical, a unit of South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, tied up with an association of companies to develop new materials for future cars as South Korea stepped up efforts to commercialize a new mode of transportation such as air taxis made with lightweight composite materials. SK Global Chemical said it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Smart E-Mobility Association (KEMA) to develop new materials that could reduce the weight of sma 2021-06-11
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  Hyundai auto group to demonstrate self-driving wheelchair SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group will work with a state hospital and a city-run art gallery to demonstrate a self-driving wheelchair based on an "in-wheel" system that can be attached to a manual hand-pushed wheelchair, along with other high-tech devices such as cameras, ultrasonic sensors and a lidar system that measures distance by illuminating the target with laser light. All devices to drive will be built into the wheels, the auto group said, adding the de 2021-05-27