Hyundai Motor Group is deepening its collaboration with Nvidia to develop data-driven autonomous driving systems across select Hyundai and Kia vehicle programmes, using NVIDIA's DRIVE Hyperion platform.
The expanded partnership pairs Hyundai Motor Group's software-defined vehicle capabilities and fleet data with Nvidia's accelerated computing and autonomous driving software, supporting development from advanced driver assistance systems to higher levels of autonomy.
The collaboration will support integration of autonomous driving technologies at level 2 and above in select production vehicles, using a scale that ranges from level 0, where the driver controls everything, to level 5, full automation with no human input required.
The partnership will also pursue level 4 autonomous driving, where a vehicle can operate without human input in defined conditions, through Motional, the joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv focused on robotaxi development.
Hyundai Motor Group described the effort as a group-wide framework covering the full development cycle, including real-world data collection, AI model training and refinement, simulation, validation and deployment across production fleets.
Heung-Soo Kim, executive vice president and head of the global strategy office at Hyundai Motor Group, said the expanded partnership marked an important milestone in the company's pursuit of safe and reliable autonomous driving technology.
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Rishi Dhall, vice president of automotive at Nvidia, said the future of mobility would be built on artificial intelligence and software.
The announcement does not specify which vehicle models or model years will incorporate the new autonomous driving stack, or provide a timeline for when higher-level autonomy features are expected to reach production.
The recap
- Hyundai Motor Group expands collaboration with Nvidia and Kia.
- Integration targets level 2 and level 4 autonomous driving systems.
- Companies will explore expanded Motional collaboration for level 4 robotaxi.
