- The Group recruits international expertise chief Dr. Minwoo Park to strengthen SDV and autonomous driving-based car software program competitiveness
- Park beforehand led growth and commercialization of autonomous driving expertise at NVIDIA and Tesla
- Appointment as Head of AVP Division at Hyundai Motor Group and 42dot CEO to speed up transformation to software-centered mobility group
- Anticipated to strengthen SDV technique execution, advance and deploy expertise, and speed up product growth
- The Group accomplished initiatives throughout R&D Division, AVP Division, and 42dot—the incubators of future expertise growth
Hyundai Motor Group introduced the appointment of Dr. Minwoo Park, a worldwide knowledgeable in autonomous driving expertise, as Head of its Superior Automobile Platform (AVP) Division and CEO of 42dot to strengthen software-defined automobiles (SDV) and autonomous driving-based car software program competitiveness.
The appointment marks a strategic initiative by the Group to speed up its transformation right into a software-centered mobility firm. Park brings experience from main tech firms, together with NVIDIA and Tesla, the place he led autonomous driving growth from analysis by to commercialization.
“Hyundai Motor Group possesses a uniquely sturdy basis to quickly notice world-class competitiveness in Bodily AI throughout software-defined automobiles, autonomous driving, and robotics. I intention to make it an organization the place expertise and other people work collectively to guide the subsequent technology of clever mobility, setting a brand new international benchmark for innovation.”
– Dr. Minwoo Park.
With this appointment, the Group goals to speed up growth and enterprise software of car software program expertise throughout SDV and autonomous driving. The transfer is predicted to boost execution of the Group’s SDV technique, advance expertise growth, and velocity up product growth.
Background and Expertise
Park most just lately served as Vice President at NVIDIA, the place he constructed the event framework for autonomous driving notion expertise and led the mass manufacturing and commercialization of the corporate’s self-driving software program platform. He spearheaded vital car integration tasks for international automakers, orchestrating notion, sensor fusion, and deep studying groups to ship industry-leading autonomous options.
Throughout his tenure at Tesla, Park led the primary Tesla Imaginative and prescient launch for Autopilot, eliminating reliance on exterior suppliers by pioneering the corporate’s transition to proprietary camera-centric deep studying programs that established the inspiration for software-defined autonomous expertise.
Management Construction
The appointment completes the Group’s core management construction for future mobility expertise growth. In December 2025, the Group named Manfred Harrer as head of its R&D Division, and with Park now overseeing the AVP Division and 42dot, has assembled key management to drive competitiveness in future mobility applied sciences.
Hyundai Motor Group will compete extra aggressively within the quickly evolving automotive software program panorama, whereas rising competitors with tech firms in autonomous and software-defined automobiles.
