Hyundai Motor, Kia and NVIDIA Expand Strategic Partnership for Next-Generation Autonomous Driving Technology

Hyundai Motor Company Kia Corporation South Korea New York California

Strategic collaboration combines Hyundai Motor Group's Software-Defined Vehicle expertise with NVIDIA's AI to accelerate data-driven autonomous vehicle developmentExpanded partnership positions Hyundai Motor Group as an autonomous driving ecosystem leader with scalable deployment strategy for Level 2 and above systemsCollaboration to deploy safe, scalable autonomous driving across Hyundai Motor Group select vehicles and Motional robotaxi servicesplatform, Hyundai Motor Group will establish an integrated autonomous driving architecture scalable from Level 2 through to Level 4. Through the convergence of its in-house developed SDV architecture with NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion, Hyundai Motor Group aims to launch a data cycle of continuous improvement encompassing:

Real-world driving data collection across Hyundai Motor Group's vehicle fleetAI model training and continuous performance improvementDeployment and validation in production vehicles

Hyundai Motor Group, including Motional, aims to fully internalize state-of-the-art autonomous driving technology and will simultaneously advance its internal autonomous driving technology development initiatives in parallel, ensuring continuous enhancement and strengthening its flexible global response capabilities.

"The expanded partnership with NVIDIA marks an important milestone in realizing Hyundai Motor Group's vision for safe and reliable autonomous driving technology. Based on a unified, Group?wide collaborative framework, we will strengthen our differentiated technological competitiveness — from Level 2 and above autonomous driving technology to Level 4 robotaxi services." – Heung-Soo Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy Office of Hyundai Motor Group.

"The future of mobility will be built on AI and software. We're combining Hyundai Motor Group's leadership in vehicle engineering with NVIDIA's accelerated computing and AI to build safe, intelligent, NVIDIA DRIVE-based autonomous driving systems — from advanced driver assistance in select production vehicles to scalable robotaxi services with Motional." – Rishi Dhall, Vice President of Automotive at NVIDIA.

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* Disclaimer: The information contained in this press release relates to matters that are subject to ongoing discussions between the parties and may be amended or updated. The specific structure, scope, timeline, and other details of the proposed cooperation will be finalized through a separate definitive agreement to be executed by the parties.

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