Highlights:
* The autonomous driving unit is specially designed to explore the Moon's surface, equipped with various advanced technologies with the goal to deliver a universally applicable mobility platform to handle a variety of payloads
* The lunar mobility platform includes solar charging, autonomous driving, thermal management and radiation shielding, and can carry various equipment on top of the rover with a maximum weight of 70 kg
* The Group expects completion of the initial development model as soon as the second half of 2024 and aims to create a rover that has launch capability in 2027
* Rover development reflects the Group's Metamobility vision of expanding human reach with mobility solutions, moving beyond land, sea and air mobility
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The consultative body includes
Following discussions with the various stakeholders, the Group decided the direction for the initial lunar exploration mobility development model. The Group expects to complete the initial test unit as soon as the second half of 2024 and aims to create a model that has launch capability in 2027.
'Hyundai Motor Group has consistently stated its goal is to contribute to expanding human reach and the scope of human mobility experiences,' said
For the rover, the Group is utilizing
The Group's components will occupy the lower section of the rover while the upper section will consist of scientific payloads for lunar surface exploration. The rover will have thermal management function and radiation shielding to withstand the extreme environment of the lunar surface.
Once the lower part of the rover is developed, the consultative body expects it to function as a mobility platform, supporting an upper part that will hold a variety of advanced technologies for digging, excavation and human exploration of the lunar surface for resources. Ultimately, the goal is to deliver a universally applicable mobility platform to handle a variety of payloads.
Following development, testing and refinement, the plan is to land the rover near the
Before the rover can be sent to the Moon, the Group will conduct mission-based performance testing of the development model in an environment similar to the Moon's surface in preparation for lunar mission and make refinements based on the test results.
The Group is committed to expanding human reach and providing various innovative mobility solutions through robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving technologies. To learn more about the Group's vision for the blending of robotics and mobilities, click here.
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