What Future City Does Hyundai Motor Group Envision? ... Participating in the World Smart City Expo

Hyundai Motor Group will participate in the largest global expo in the Asia-Pacific region to present a blueprint for smart cities.

Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 2nd that it will participate for the first time in the "World Smart City Expo 2024 (WSCE)" held for three days from the 3rd to the 5th at KINTEX in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, showcasing the people-centered smart city that the group pursues.

WSCE, which started in 2017 hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Science and ICT, is now in its 8th edition. It is the largest global expo in the Asia-Pacific region for sharing and discussing the latest technologies, policies, and solutions related to smart cities. This year, various experiences and exhibitions are held under the slogan "Better Life is Here."

Hyundai Motor Group World Smart City Expo Participation Booth Bird's-eye View
[Photo by Hyundai Motor Group]

Hyundai Motor Group divided its approximately 900㎡ (273 pyeong) exhibition hall into three zones?Transportation, Logistics & Robotics, and Eco-friendly Energy & Smart Infrastructure?allowing visitors to glimpse the direction of the smart city that Hyundai Motor Group pursues.

In the Transportation zone, personal mobility DICE, next-generation aircraft S-A2, SPACE-Mobility, and Shucle were exhibited, while the Logistics & Robotics zone displayed logistics mobility CITY POD, parking robots, and Easy Swap. The center of the booth was dedicated to the Eco-friendly Energy and Smart Infrastructure zone.

The central area featured an eco-friendly park symbolizing the ground space of the smart city Hyundai Motor Group envisions?a people-centered city with walkable streets and ample greenery, coexisting with nature. Additionally, through a telescope-shaped structure, visitors could indirectly experience the design of a function-focused underground space equipped with logistics and energy infrastructure.

Using infographic stands installed around the park, Hyundai Motor Group showcased the hydrogen value chain from production, transportation and storage, to utilization, conveying the image of a sustainable future city that considers not only people and nature but also future generations.

Kim Heung-soo, head of Hyundai Motor Group’s GSO division, said, "We plan to continuously strive to realize a people-centered smart city where sustainable and convenient living is possible in the key urban areas of space, mobility, and energy by combining the capabilities of our group companies."