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▲ TIGER : Hyundai’s Uncrewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) Concept
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its first uncrewed ultimate mobility vehicle (UMV) concept, transforming intelligent ground excursion robot (TIGER). The concept vehicle is designed to carry payloads over remote and inaccessible terrain, while operating as a four-wheel drive vehicle or a four-legged walking machine.
The South Korean automotive group took the wraps off the transformative vehicle, weighing 12 kg, on its official YouTube channel on Feb. 10. TIGER is 80 cm long and 40 cm wide.
“Vehicles like TIGER, and the technologies underpinning it, give us an opportunity to push our imaginations,” said John Suh, head of Hyundai Motor Group’s New Horizons Studio in California. “We are constantly looking at ways to rethink vehicle design and development and re-define the future of transportation and mobility.”
Hyundai Motor s hydrogen-powered truck concept Neptune, unveiled at a Chinese import expo in 2019.
Hyundai Motor Co. has signed a contract to build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as the South Korean company aims to enter the world’s largest auto market by building its hydrogen vehicles there.
The top Korean automaker said on Jan. 15 that the construction of the plant in China s southern city of Guangzhou will begin in February with a view to completion in the second half of 2022.
Hyundai will own 100% of the plant.
Once completed, the plant will produce 6,500 fuel cell systems for hydrogen-powered vehicles annually and gradually increase output volumes depending on market demand, Hyundai said in a statement.
Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a massive reshuffling among its key affiliates, with members of Chairman Chung Euisun s inner circle promoted to chief executive roles. The new change in the group s core leadership heralds Chung s drive to transition the global automaker into a smart mobility leader.
On Dec. 15, the South Korean automaker announced new executive appointments in its affiliates Hyundai Motor Co., construction and engineering firm Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., and auto parts makers Hyundai Mobis Co., and Hyundai Wia Corp.
Hyundai Motor CEO Chang Jae-hoon
Hyundai Motor Company, the group s backbone, has promoted Executive Vice President Chang Jae-hoon as its new CEO.