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Hyundai Motor Group's Aggressive Transformation

Hyundai Motor Group's Aggressive Transformation

Hyundai finalizes Boston Dynamics takeover, plans 25k+ Atlas units by 2028; $27.5B investment in Yeongnam for AI-defined vehicles, Level 4+ autonomy, hydrogen, aerospace. Ioniq 3 launch with Pleos AI, 3D printing for flexible manufacturing, and Physical AI Vision with 50K Blackwell GPUs. CEO reframes as tech company. Appoints Junghyun Kwon (ex-Nvidia NVAutoNet, Samsung robotics) to lead autonomous driving, strengthening ties with Nvidia/Waymo.

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Updated Aug 6, 2026