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Hyundai Motor Group Signs AI Materials R&D Pact With Cambridge Startup CuspAI

The automaker will apply CuspAI’s generative modeling to speed discovery of safer, longer‑lasting materials for future mobility.

Overview

  • Hyundai confirmed the agreement at a signing ceremony at CuspAI’s Cambridge headquarters with Park Chul and CEO Chad Edwards present.
  • CuspAI’s platform combines generative AI, deep learning and molecular simulation to design and assess candidate materials.
  • Hyundai says the collaboration aims to boost efficiency, durability and safety in materials used across its mobility products.
  • The company frames the effort as part of an “AI for Science” approach intended to cut development time and cost versus trial‑and‑error methods.
  • Officials describe the tie‑up as early‑stage research, with no technical results or commercialization timelines disclosed.