Hyundai Motor and Kia to Develop and Supply Autonomous Driving–Dedicated Buses Equipped with Standardized Sensors and a Control Platform

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Hyundai Motor and Kia will work with the city of Seoul to build an industrial ecosystem for Level 4 autonomous urban buses, leveraging their capabilities in developing autonomous driving–dedicated vehicles and building a dedicated control platform. On the 1st, Hyundai Motor and Kia announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on “the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous urban buses and the construction of an industrial ecosystem” with Seoul Metropolitan City and the Seoul Metropolitan City Bus Transport Operators Association. The signing ceremony, held at the Seoul City Hall, was attended by key stakeholders including Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul; Park Min-u (President), Head of Hyundai Motor and Kia’s AVP Division; and Kim Jung-hwan, Lee (President) of the Seoul Metropolitan City Bus Transport Operators Association.

The agreement aims to accelerate the commercialization of Level 4 autonomous urban buses and the early establishment of an industrial ecosystem through real-world demonstration and operation of autonomous urban buses in Seoul. The city of Seoul will pursue the formulation of policies for introducing autonomous urban buses, support regulatory improvements, and share AI-based learning data, while the Bus Transport Operators Association will cooperate in supporting bus operators’ transition to autonomous urban buses as well as providing personnel and infrastructure support.

Hyundai Motor and Kia will develop and supply autonomous driving–dedicated buses optimized for the installation and integration of autonomous driving systems, and provide a platform capable of controlling operators’ vehicles. The autonomous driving–dedicated buses being developed by Hyundai Motor and Kia will be provided in a platform-type body equipped with standardized sensor configurations and highly reliable redundant components, enabling developers to validate their technology in a stable environment and operators to enhance operational efficiency.

In addition, Hyundai Motor and Kia will build a dedicated control platform that manages real-time operation monitoring of autonomous buses, emergency situation monitoring, and response to in-vehicle hazards, and deploy it for this demonstration project. Through this, the company plans to collect service operation data and integrate it with Seoul’s bus system to support the creation of a data-driven autonomous driving industrial ecosystem. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor and Kia were selected as a “private operator for an autonomous vehicle transport platform” in the city of Seoul’s public solicitation last September, and are set to provide services such as autonomous taxis and early-morning companion buses through its mobility platform, “Shuckle.”

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