Overview
- Hyundai Motor Group appointed Milan Kovac as a group adviser and non-executive director at Boston Dynamics to guide AI and robotics strategy across its portfolio.
- Kovac spent roughly nine years at Tesla leading Optimus humanoid development and vision-centric autonomy before departing the company in June.
- As an adviser, he will focus on applying advanced AI and robotics to manufacturing, logistics and service operations at Hyundai and Kia.
- At CES 2026, Hyundai outlined plans to mass-produce the next-generation Atlas by 2028 with capacity up to 30,000 units and initial deployment at its Georgia Metaplant.
- Hyundai highlighted a Google DeepMind partnership for training Atlas with real-world factory data and noted prior Nvidia collaboration, while separately installing Park Min-woo to lead 42dot and the Advanced Vehicle Platform division.