- Hyundai Motor Group unveils NUMA, a public-private initiative to construct a future mobility ecosystem powered by AI and autonomous applied sciences
- The alliance goals to rework transportation environments, particularly for communities with restricted transportation entry and folks affected by mobility limitations, by inclusive mobility innovation and sensible metropolis integration
- NUMA promotes open collaboration throughout authorities, business and academia to speed up the adoption of AI-powered mobility options
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) at present formally launched the Subsequent City Mobility Alliance (NUMA), a public-private partnership initiative to rework city transportation environments by superior mobility applied sciences. The alliance goals to deal with social and environmental challenges by fostering inclusive mobility innovation and accelerating the transition to sensible cities.
The launch ceremony, held on the Grand Walkerhill Seoul, marked the formal institution of NUMA’s open collaboration framework, bringing collectively authorities, business, academia and analysis establishments. Attendees included Hee-up Kang, South Korea’s Vice Minister for Transport, and Chang Music, President and Head of the Superior Car Platform (AVP) Division at Hyundai Motor Group.
NUMA was first introduced on the Group’s Pleos 25 convention in March, as a part of Hyundai Motor Group’s broader imaginative and prescient to redefine mobility by synthetic intelligence (AI), autonomous driving and software-defined automobiles (SDVs).
An Open Alliance for Inclusive Mobility Innovation
Constructed on an open alliance mannequin, NUMA welcomes ongoing participation from various sectors to co-develop a cloud-based mobility ecosystem. The alliance is structured round a three-phase roadmap:
- AI transformation of native transportation methods
- Deployment of Autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
- Enlargement of AI mobility to allow sensible metropolis growth
NUMA will function a platform for expertise demonstrations, coverage alignment and cross-sector collaboration to advance the mobility transformation. Hyundai Motor Group showcased a number of inclusive mobility prototypes on the launch occasion, together with AI-powered transport options, nano mobility units and common design automobiles tailor-made to the wants of individuals with restricted mobility resulting from age, incapacity or social situations.
NUMA at present contains 31 collaborating organizations, spanning:
- Authorities ministries and public companies: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; Ministry of the Inside and Security; Gyeonggi Provincial Authorities; Korea Transportation Security Authority (TS) and extra
- Personal sector corporations: Hyundai Motor Firm, Kia Company, Hyundai Card, KT, CJ Logistics, Naver Cloud, Tmap Mobility, Hanwha Common Insurance coverage and extra
- Educational and analysis establishments: Seoul Nationwide College (SNU), Yonsei College, Korea Nationwide College of Transportation, Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) and extra
“Autonomous driving and AI symbolize a strong shift that may reshape our on a regular basis life,” mentioned Chang Music. “As a founding associate, Hyundai Motor Group is dedicated to realizing inclusive mobility by expertise — connecting communities and enhancing entry for these with restricted transportation choices — and additional driving a worldwide mobility transformation in additional cities all over the world.”
“Mobility is now not simply infrastructure — it’s an important service that connects individuals and helps each day life,” Hee-up Kang added. “Everybody ought to be capable to journey freely and safely, every time and wherever they select. I sit up for seeing private and non-private sectors work collectively to construct a extra inclusive and equitable transportation setting.”
Past NUMA: Increasing the Mobility Frontier
Along with NUMA, Hyundai Motor Group is actively addressing mobility challenges for areas with restricted transportation entry and folks dealing with mobility challenges:
- Shucle: An AI-powered demand-responsive transport (DRT) platform providing dynamic routing for on-demand mobility.
- ‘R1’ gadget and Nano Mobility: Mobility options built-in with Shucle platform to enhance entry for susceptible teams.
- Autonomous Car Foundry (AVF): A world initiative to produce electrical automobiles outfitted with autonomous driving applied sciences to mobility corporations and repair suppliers.
Additional reinforcing its dedication to software-defined mobility, Hyundai Motor Group just lately hosted the Pleos SDV Commonplace Discussion board on August 20. The occasion laid the muse for a software-centric collaboration framework forward of SDV mass manufacturing, aiming to reinforce industrywide readiness and foster a sturdy ecosystem for future mobility.
