Hyundai Motor Group said on the 2nd that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on "innovation technology cooperation based on mobility collaboration" with the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) at the K-Tech Showcase venue in Gyeongju Expo Grand Park. Founded in 2019, HTX is a research agency under Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs that researches and develops advanced technologies in areas such as public safety, border security, CBRN, and security systems.

Through this agreement, Hyundai Motor Group and HTX will conduct technology demonstrations on fleet vehicles operated by the Singapore government. They will carry out joint research across future technologies such as Robotics and hydrogen and explore their applicability together.

Kim Sung (first from left), president in charge of strategy planning at Hyundai Motor Group; Park Hyun-sung (second from left), head of the Singapore Global Innovation Center at Hyundai Motor Group; Kim Il-beom (center), vice president and GPO at Hyundai Motor Group; Chan Shan (second from right), Administrator of HTX; and Sim Ann (first from right), Senior Minister of State at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs, pose for a commemorative photo after signing an MOU on innovative technology cooperation based on mobility collaboration. /Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group

Specifically, Hyundai Motor Group will push a demonstration project for a multipurpose modular electrification platform through the end of 2028 to enhance the efficiency of the Ministry of Home Affairs' vehicle operation system in Singapore. This collaboration is the first technology demonstration carried out on a government-operated fleet in Singapore.

Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has imported and modified various complete vehicles for operation by purpose, but has faced difficulties in demonstrations due to overly fragmented platforms and challenges in changing vehicle designs. In response, Hyundai Motor Group proposed a solution based on Kia's purpose-built vehicle (PBV) with a modular structure to integrate the operating fleet platform and provide a total mobility solution.

This demonstration project is expected to be linked to the Ministry of Home Affairs' electric vehicle transition policy and contribute to building Singapore's sustainable transportation infrastructure. Going forward, Hyundai Motor Group plans to support vehicle development technology and directly supply operating vehicles through trilateral collaboration among the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), HTX, and Hyundai Motor Group.

Kim Il-beom, executive vice president of Hyundai Motor Group's Global Policy Office (overseas public affairs), said, "Along with mobility technology demonstrations, we will continue to lead global innovation based on future technologies such as Robotics and hydrogen."

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