Hyundai Mobis signaled its intent to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics businesses at CES 2026, the world's largest IT and home appliance exhibition being held in Las Vegas from the 6th to the 9th (local time), by partnering with global semiconductor leader Qualcomm and others.
Hyundai Mobis said on the 7th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Qualcomm focused on cooperation in areas including software-defined vehicles (SDV) and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Attending the MOU signing were Executive Vice President Jeong Su-gyeong, head of the electronics BU, and Nakul Duggal, president of automotive, industrial and IoT at Qualcomm.
Through this MOU, Hyundai Mobis plans to develop solutions optimized for emerging markets, including India, and expand orders. The core is to apply Qualcomm's semiconductor chips to Hyundai Mobis' controllers and software. Based on each company's technologies in system integration, image recognition and system-on-chip (SoC), Hyundai Mobis and Qualcomm plan to introduce advanced ADAS.
The two companies cited India as the largest market for advanced ADAS. India's automobile market is expanding from a focus on small cars to multiple segments, and ADAS penetration is rising rapidly. A Hyundai Mobis official said, "The two companies have recently achieved research and development results, including developing a system that detects obstacles in areas outside human visibility and performs emergency braking."
In addition, Hyundai Mobis will supply actuators for Atlas, the next-generation humanoid of Hyundai Motor Group's Boston Dynamics. Actuators are core drive devices that receive signals from controllers to perform movements and account for about 60% of a humanoid's material cost.
Having secured its first customer in Robotics, Hyundai Mobis plans to establish a mass-production system for actuators and expand its design capabilities for high-performance robotics components. Specifically, it will broaden its research and development scope to core components such as hand grippers, sensors, controllers and battery packs.
The global robot market, currently estimated at 75 trillion won, is expected to grow by nearly 17% annually to reach the 800 trillion won range by 2040.