Hyundai Motor Group mentioned on Friday it has shaped a strategic partnership with Nvidia for the event of superior synthetic intelligence (AI) applied sciences associated to future mobility.
By the partnership signed in Las Vegas on Thursday (native time), the group plans to reinforce key mobility options, together with these for software-defined autos and robotics, and increase the appliance of AI know-how throughout its enterprise operations.
Particularly, Hyundai Motor intends to leverage digital twin know-how to simulate development and operation of recent factories in digital environments. Utilizing this strategy, Hyundai will make the most of Nvidia’s digital twin platform Omniverse to enhance manufacturing effectivity, improve high quality and scale back prices, experiences YOnhap information company.
Moreover, Hyundai Motor will use Nvidia’s accelerated computing {hardware} and generative AI growth instruments to determine a framework for secure coaching of AI fashions with huge quantities of information.
The automotive group additionally plans to develop AI-powered robots utilizing Nvidia’s robotics platform Isaac, and create digital environments wanted for robotic coaching.
“Hyundai Motor Group is making modern efforts throughout varied fields, together with robotics, autonomous driving and good factories, by leveraging AI know-how,” Kim Heung-soo, head of the worldwide technique workplace at Hyundai Motor Group, mentioned.
Kim added, “By our collaboration with Nvidia, we goal to solidify and speed up these improvements, positioning ourselves as a number one firm in future mobility.”
In the meantime, LG Power Resolution Ltd has signed a seven-year battery provide cope with US electrical car startup Aptera Motors Corp.
LG Power signed a three-way settlement with Aptera Motors and Korean battery pack maker CTNS to supply the U.S. firm with its cylindrical batteries from 2025 via 2031, totalling 4.4 GWh, the corporate mentioned in an announcement.
LG Power’s cylindrical lithium-ion batteries will likely be put in within the U.S. agency’s photo voltaic EV, named Aptera, which is ready to be launched within the U.S. market this 12 months, it mentioned.
CTNS will assemble the Korean battery agency’s cylindrical batteries into packs for the availability to Aptera, it added. The corporate did not present the worth of the contract.
The Aptera, a two-seat, three-wheeled photo voltaic EV, can journey as much as 643 kms on a single cost. It’s anticipated to function a most popular commuter car as it will possibly journey as much as 64 km every day solely on solar energy.
