Hyundai Mobis, a supplier to Hyundai, plans to invest around seven billion euros in the future of the car.
The new boss Ola Källenius of Daimler announced austerity measures that will also affect autonomous driving. So initially does not want to develop robot taxis, but on the commercial vehicles focus.
R-AEB. Source: Hyundai Mobis
Hyundai is taking a different path Mobis, There they want to invest nine trillion won, the equivalent of around seven billion euros, in the development of future mobility.
Especially the area of electrification would be considered three to five trillion won, said the manager Ko Young-suk. 150 billion won would be made available for startups and the rest would be invested in research and development. The money is said to have flowed out within three years.
The aim of the investment is also to retain more customers. So are supposed to 2025 about 40 percent of sales are generated with non-Hyundai customers. The aim is to score with e-mobility, airbags, light and sensors. The company also said that as a supplier, there are more opportunities than manufacturers to develop synergies with mobility service providers.
Level 2 technology for luxury sedans is currently a profitable business. Especially the sales of sensors increases in this ratio.
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