Hyundai Elevator is set to accelerate the development of the 'Vertiport,' an urban air mobility (UAM) station.
On the 15th, Hyundai Elevator announced that its consortium was recently selected as the executing organization for the design and construction technology of a mobile modular vertiport and the development of a monitoring system under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s 'K-UAM Safe Operation System Core Technology Development Project.' The term vertiport is a portmanteau of Vertical and Airport, referring to a takeoff and landing site that will serve as a hub for UAM.
The Hyundai Elevator consortium will receive government funding of 10.517 billion KRW from April this year until December 2026 to carry out the development tasks. The research project mainly focuses on two areas: building mobile modular vertiport infrastructure and developing a takeoff and landing monitoring system.
Currently, vertiports being developed by domestic and international companies require large land areas and spaces similar to conventional airports. This poses limitations for application in urban environments densely packed with high-rise buildings. Hyundai Elevator proposed a 'vertical hangar-type vertiport' that incorporates core vertical and horizontal movement technologies.
Hyundai Elevator unveiled the H-PORT landing pad at the Neom Roadshow for the new city development project in Saudi Arabia, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in July last year. [Photo by Hyundai Elevator]
In July last year, Hyundai Elevator unveiled the 'H-PORT' at the NEOM roadshow for new city development projects jointly hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Saudi Arabia. H-PORT is a building that integrates a hangar (Sky Garage) utilizing Hyundai Elevator’s unique automated parking system, automatic drone parking and charging, and centralized control of passenger boarding and alighting.
Hyundai Elevator expects H-PORT to be a solution to spatial constraints within urban areas for UAM commercialization. Through this national project, the company anticipates expanding its entry into large-scale future city-related projects.
Hyundai Elevator stated, "We will play a leading role in securing the technological capabilities of the national industry and the commercialization of K-UAM." The Hyundai Elevator consortium leading this research includes Lotte Construction, Korea Testing Laboratory for Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Korea National University of Transportation, Cheongju University, and Ninano Company.
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