Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) have agreed to install artificial intelligence (AI)-based electric vehicle (EV) automatic charging robots (ACRs) at the airport as part of a pilot project.
HMG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIAC today. The signing was attended by Heui Won Yang, President and Head of the Research & Development (R&D) Division at Hyundai Motor Group; Hag Jae Lee, President and CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation; and other officials from both parties.
This collaboration should confirm the practical benefits of future mobility technologies by combining Hyundai Motor Group’s robotics and AI capabilities with Incheon International Airport Corporation’s operational experience.
“We expect this partnership to significantly enhance service and improve operational efficiency at Incheon International Airport. Moving forward, Incheon International Airport will continue to advance as the world’s leading digital airport, based on its excellent infrastructure and technological capabilities,” said Hag Jae Lee, president and chief operating officer of Incheon International Airport Corporation
Through this project, HMG and IIAC will focus on ensuring the safety of the ACR, it also obtained Korean Certification CE certification by meeting the European Union’s basic safety requirements.
The partners plan the adoption of electrified vehicles by expanding EV automatic charging services to various domestic and international transportation infrastructures such as airports, seaports and railways.
HMG will provide robotics hardware and software solutions, support the construction and performance optimisation of the ACR, and offer smart parking solutions, it also plans to identify charging robot scenarios that take into consideration the airport’s characteristics.
IIAC will provide the airport site as a demonstration environment for the development of AI-based EV charging services.
IIAC also plan to support verification of the charging robot’s usability and collect and provide user feedback data.
