Hyundai Wia and Hyundai E&C to Develop Robot-Friendly Parking Lots "To Be Introduced in 2027"

Custom Design for Parking Robots from the Architectural Stage

Hyundai Wia announced on the 10th that it will begin developing robot-friendly parking lots in collaboration with Hyundai Engineering & Construction. Starting with a project site scheduled for completion in 2027, the company plans to expand the adoption of parking robots.

At the 'Parking Robot Demonstration Event' held by Hyundai Wia on the 7th at the Uiwang Research Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, a parking robot is seen lifting and moving an SUV vehicle. Hyundai Wia

On the 7th, Hyundai Wia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on "robot parking solutions" with Hyundai Engineering & Construction at the Hyundai Wia Uiwang Research Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province.

The two companies will develop robot-customized parking lots optimized for parking robot operations, maximizing parking space and operational efficiency by considering robot operations from the architectural and design stages.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction will identify new project sites for the introduction of parking robots and devise customized design plans. Hyundai Wia will provide solutions including parking robots and related control software, and will also be responsible for designing the infrastructure necessary for the installation and operation of the parking robots.

On this day, Hyundai Wia held a parking robot demonstration event, showcasing the efficiency and technological capabilities of the new parking robot. In response to the increasing number of heavy vehicles such as electric vehicles and SUVs weighing well over 2 tons, the maximum weight of vehicles that can be moved has been increased from 2.2 tons to 3.4 tons. The company has also developed a "smart control system" capable of simultaneously controlling more than 50 parking robots.

Baek Ikjin, Executive Director of Mobility Solutions Business Division at Hyundai Wia (left), is taking a commemorative photo with Kim Jaeyoung, Head of Technology Research Institute at Hyundai Engineering & Construction, at the "Business Agreement Ceremony for Joint Development of Robot-Friendly Parking Solutions" held on the 7th at Hyundai Wia Uiwang Research Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province. Hyundai Wia

A Hyundai Wia representative stated, "It is significant that we are able to develop a robot parking solution optimized for the use of parking robots," adding, "We will strive to provide more customers with convenient parking solutions through parking robots that have already been successfully commercialized at locations such as Factorial Seongsu and HMGMA."