Hyundai Motor Group to Launch Parking Robot Demonstration Project at 'Hillstate The Wave City' in Siheung

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A consortium comprising Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Wia, and Hyundai E&C, known as the Hyundai Motor Group consortium, is proceeding with a joint demonstration project for parking robots in multi-family housing units at 'Hillstate The Wave City' in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. This demonstration project will be carried out with approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Smart City Regulatory Sandbox and national budget support.

This demonstration was prepared to solve problems such as congestion in underground parking lots due to the increase in vehicle ownership, shortage of parking spaces, and pedestrian safety accidents using robot technology.

The demonstration will take place in a dedicated area of 53 parking spaces on the first basement level of Hillstate The Wave City's parking lot. Two sets of parking robots developed by Hyundai Wia will be deployed for the parking operation. These robots feature a slim structure with a thickness of 110mm, operating by entering underneath vehicles, lifting their wheels, and then moving them.

LiDAR sensors mounted on the robots precisely recognize tire size and position, enabling transport of SUVs weighing up to 3.4 tons at speeds of up to 1.2 meters per second. Capable of movement in all directions (front, back, left, right), they enable precise parking even in narrow spaces.

After drivers exit their vehicles in the entry/exit zone and activate a call via kiosk or monthly pass within their unit, the robots automatically transport the vehicles to available parking spots. This reduces time spent searching for parking spaces and can expand parking capacity by at least 20% to as much as 50% compared to the same area. Additionally, separating pedestrian and vehicle traffic routes lowers the risk of accidents in parking lots and is expected to reduce carbon emissions through decreased idling.

The consortium plans to collect data on entry/exit time, user waiting time, parking success rate, and robot utilization rate during the demonstration period. The accumulated data will be used to refine specific proposals for relevant laws and regulations and to establish criteria for calculating optimal parking space numbers and robot quantities by building type, including residential, commercial, office, and transportation hubs. Hyundai Motor Group intends to derive a standard operating model from a smart city perspective based on the demonstration results and expand it into the global market.

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