HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering, an intermediate holding company of South Korea’s heavy industries conglomerate HD Hyundai, said Wednesday that it has scored an order to build the world’s largest liquefied carbon dioxide, or LCO2, carrier. According to HD Hyundai, the shipbuilder recently signed a 179 billion won ($141 million) contract with Greek ship operator Capital Maritime Group to build two 22,000-cubic-meter-class LCO2 carriers. The carriers are 159.9 meters in

Industry July 19, 2023

Korean researchers have developed the world’s first humanoid pilot, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said Wednesday. According to KAIST, a group of researchers led by professor Shim Hyun-chul demonstrated a human-like robot’s successful flight simulation operation while sitting in the pilot seat of an existing airplane’s cockpit, without making any adjustments for the robot. Dubbed “Pibot,” the humanoid pilot, which combines artificial intelligence

Technology July 19, 2023

Tesla's Chinese-made all-electric sport utility vehicle Model Y is unlikely to be eligible for full government subsidies in Korea, according to the Ministry of Environment. The ministry issued a note saying that the EV subsidy assessment was still ongoing, and that the rear-wheel drive car, manufactured in Shanghai, does not meet two of the four criteria that would qualify them for the full subsidy amount. “As the EV subsidy assessment is ongoing for Tesla’s Model Y, nothing has

Mobility July 18, 2023

Scientists know much more about the cosmos now than a few decades ago. But there are still so many uncertainties and unknowns about the universe. Sasha Sagan, daughter of the late Carl Sagan, says what the human species has found out about space so far is already satisfying, but the bigger scope of the universe is awe-inspiring. “It’s amazing. We are part of something that's so much more grand than we ever imagined,” said Sagan in a video interview with The Korea Herald on

Technology July 18, 2023

Kia will invest over $200 million to manufacture the company’s latest all-electric three-row sport utility vehicle EV9 from its plant in the US state of Georgia, the South Korean automaker’s American office announced Wednesday local time. The company’s Georgia West Point assembly plant will be able to produce the EV9 in the second quarter of 2024, Kia said. The three-row EV SUV will be Kia’s first EV to be manufactured in North America. The West Point site currently produ

Mobility July 13, 2023

진행자: 간형우, Ali Abbot 1. Police begin crackdown on motorcycles on sidewalks 기사 요약: 경찰, 이륜차 인도·횡단보도 주행 집중 단속한다 [1] The police have taken action to address the increasing number of pedestrian accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles, especially motorcycles. *address: 주소, 호칭으로 부르다, 연설하다, (~에 대해) 다루다 *pedestrian: 보행자 [2] The National Police Agency has recently announced their plan to designate a specific day in each region dedicated to enhancing two-wheeled vehicle safety. *designate: 지정하다 *spe

Podcast July 13, 2023

Hanwha Solutions and SK D&D have inked a strategic partnership to push for hydrogen fuel cell and solar power energy businesses, the companies said Wednesday. Representatives from the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday. According to officials, their joint hydrogen fuel cell business will aim to enter Korea’s bidding market for hydrogen power development. Hanwha Solutions will be in charge of securing the site for setting up a hydrogen fuel cell plant and obtainin

Industry July 12, 2023

현대차그룹이 4개의 다리가 달린 ‘걷는 자동차’에 대한 특허를 최근 미국서 등록한 것으로 11일 확인됐다. 미국 특허청에 따르면, 현대차와 기아차는 공동명의로 걷는 자동차 관련 특허 2개를 7월 6일부로 획득했다. 해당 기술은 현대차가 2019년 CES에서 공개한 컨셉카 ‘엘리베이트(Elevate)’에 적용된 기술이다. 당시 현대차는 4개의 다리가 달린 자동차 엘리베이트의 축소형 시제품을 공개했는데 5개의 축으로 설계된 로봇 다리를 이용해 여러 형태의 걸음걸이로 이동할 수 있어 다양한 지형에서 활용할 수 있다는 것이 특징이다. 다리로 이동 시 속도는 약 시속 5km 수준이고 차체를 수평으로 유지하며 1.5m의 벽을 넘을 수도 있다. 다리를 접은 주행모드에서는 일반 도로에서의 고속 주행도 가능하다. 전문가들은 현대차가 특허 등록을 통해 기존 자동차의 한계를 극복한 ‘로버빌리티 (robotic mobility)’ 시장을 선

한국어판 July 11, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group has obtained patents for walking vehicles in the US, taking the next step in making the South Korean auto giant’s futuristic four-legged cars a reality. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, two patent applications for walking vehicles were published under the names of both Hyundai and Kia on July 6, about 19 months after the two companies filed for the patents on Dec. 31, 2021. The patents protect the technologies of Hyundai’s concept car, E

Mobility July 11, 2023

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan will head to Poland later this week as part of President Yoon Suk Yeol's business delegation, seeking to strengthen and expand Polish business partnerships. Yoon on Monday embarked on a six-day trip to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Lithuania and is scheduled to visit Poland later in the week. Eighty-nine representatives will accompany Yoon during his Polish trip, according to the Federation

Industry July 10, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun visited Intel’s semiconductor plant in Ireland on Friday to inspect the global chip supply chain trends and prepare stability for in-vehicle chips in the future. According to the South Korean auto giant on Sunday, Chung checked out the manufacturing process at the Fab 24 manufacturing plant, located at Intel Ireland’s Leixlip campus in County Kildare as he was briefed on the chip company’s global business status. Hyundai Motor Gr

Mobility July 9, 2023

GWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province -- Safety guiding fences were set up at Posco’s electrical steel sheet plant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, on Friday. The plant, which is in the final stages of phase one construction before its scheduled start for partial operations in October, signifies the South Korean steel giant’s will to bolster its eco-friendly vehicle materials business. “We are in the final stages of constructing the electrical steel sheet plant. Basically, all e

Industry July 6, 2023

GWANGJU -- A line of pressing machines continuously stamped out automotive body panels inside Kia’s manufacturing plant in Gwangju on Thursday. The pressers never seemed to miss a beat as they kept stamping out the panels, offering a glimpse of the automatized operations at the South Korean carmaker’s major domestic production site. A similar scene could be observed at the next stop, the welding shop. A large electronic display board hanging down from the ceiling showed how the autom

Mobility July 4, 2023

KG Mobility said Monday it will look to strengthen its commercial vehicle portfolio after being picked as the final candidate to acquire Edison Motors. With approval from the local court in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, of KG Mobility as the final takeover candidate, Edison Motors can complete the corporate rehabilitation process once it submits a debt recovery plan and acquires an agreement from creditors. KG Mobility said it plans to transform Edison Motors into a firm that can contribu

Mobility July 3, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and its sister firm Kia will continue to post upbeat earnings in the second quarter as the two automakers are projected to take first and second places on the list of Korea’s top profit makers in the second quarter. According to market tracker FnGuide’s earnings consensus on Monday, Hyundai Motor’s operating profit in the second quarter is expected to reach 3.6 trillion won ($2.7 billion), up 21.1 percent on year to repeat as the leading earner among the l

Mobility July 3, 2023