Seoul, Hyundai Motor Group mentioned on Friday it has fashioned a strategic partnership with Nvidia for the event of superior artificial 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 expertise throughout its enterprise operations.
Particularly, Hyundai Motor intends to leverage digital twin expertise 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 cut back prices, studies YOnhap information company.
Moreover, Hyundai Motor will use Nvidia’s accelerated computing {hardware} and generative AI growth instruments to ascertain a framework for protected coaching of AI fashions with huge quantities of knowledge.
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 progressive efforts throughout numerous fields, together with robotics, autonomous driving and sensible factories, by leveraging AI expertise,” Kim Heung-soo, head of the worldwide technique workplace at Hyundai Motor Group, mentioned.
Kim added, “By our collaboration with Nvidia, we purpose to solidify and speed up these improvements, positioning ourselves as a number one firm in future mobility.”
In the meantime, LG Energy Solution Ltd has signed a seven-year battery supply deal with US electrical car startup Aptera Motors Corp.
LG Energy signed a three-way settlement with Aptera Motors and Korean battery pack maker CTNS to offer the U.S. firm with its cylindrical batteries from 2025 by way of 2031, totalling 4.4 GWh, the corporate mentioned in an announcement.
LG Energy’s cylindrical lithium-ion batteries will probably be put in within the U.S. agency’s solar 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 well-liked commuter car as it might probably journey as much as 64 km every day solely on solar energy.
