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Hyundai Motor Group starts building lunar exploration rover development model

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Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has started building an initial development model of a lunar exploration mobility rover in tandem with aerospace partners. Hyundai Motor Group has consistently stated its goal is to contribute to expanding human reach and the scope of human mobility experiences.

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Hyundai Motor Group shows newly developed automatic charging robot for EVs

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Hyundai Motor Group has developed an automatic charging robot (ACR) for electric vehicles (EV). —Dong Jin Hyun, Head of Robotics Lab, Hyundai Motor Group The ACR, which may appear deceptively simple at first glance, is an example of the Group’s advanced robot technology.

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Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market

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Hyundai Motor Company plans to ramp up the US commercial vehicle market entry with XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks. At the 2022 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Hyundai Motor will share the progress of the NorCAL ZERO Project.

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Hyundai Motor and Kia revamp R&D organization to make it more agile, flexible and independent like startups

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Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

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Hyundai Motor to pilot autonomous demand-responsive “RoboShuttle” service

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Hyundai Motor Company will begin a test operation of its RoboShuttle service on 9 August in South Korea. Beginning in July, Hyundai Motor will recruit passengers who want to experience the RoboShuttle service within Sejong City via the Shucle app. km route in Sejong Smart City.

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Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

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Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution to invest additional $2B in Georgia battery manufacturing JV

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Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture (JV) at the Metaplant in Bryan County, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 This expansion will create another 400 new jobs. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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