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Hyundai Names Ex-Nvidia Executive Park Min-woo to Lead Autonomous and SDV Push

The move signals a faster software strategy after criticism that the group’s autonomy efforts delivered too little progress.

Overview

  • Park will head Hyundai Motor Group’s Advanced Vehicle Platform division and concurrently serve as CEO of 42dot.
  • The company says he will drive group-wide development and commercialization of software-defined vehicle and autonomous-driving technologies.
  • Hyundai states it will accelerate integration of autonomous driving and mobility technologies under the new leadership.
  • Park brings experience from Nvidia’s autonomous driving software organization and earlier work on Tesla’s camera-based Tesla Vision system.
  • The appointment follows the December resignation of Song Chang-hyeon and aligns with broader leadership changes and deeper cooperation with Nvidia, including the recent hiring of R&D chief Manfred Harrer.