Hyundai Motor chief inspects robot, car technologies at Seoul Mobility Show

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung visits Tesla booth at the 2023 Seoul Mobility Show held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on Apr. 4. [Photo by Yonhap]

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) Chairman Euisun Chung visited the 2023 Seoul Mobility Show for the first time in four years on Tuesday and checked the latest technology development and applications in robotics and car electronics, among others.

“All of the products were impressive,” Chung told reporters when asked about the most impressive exhibit at the event held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

Chung had originally planned to leave the venue before the official opening at 10 a.m. after arriving at the exhibition hall at 9:30 a.m. but he showed interest in the displayed vehicles and technologies and stayed for more than an hour.

He seemed particularly interested in Tesla Inc.’s humanoid robot, “Tesla Bot,” and even asked Hyundai executives whether it was a model or a real robot.

On his way out, the chairman stopped at the Ghost Robotics booth which featured “Vision 60,” a quadruped walking robot similar to “Spot” from Boston Dynamics acquired by HMG years ago.

He listened to explanations from the company officials and carefully observed how the robot moved freely. He asked questions such as “What kind of battery does it use?” and “What is the coverage of Vision?” and nodded as he listened to the answers. He even said, “It’s impressive enough that it works in 1-meter-deep water.”

He also visited booths of HMG affiliates and other finished cars to check out autonomous driving platforms and other advanced solutions.

Before leaving the venue, Chung responded to reporters’ comments about HMG’s strong performance in the U.S. market by saying, “we need to work harder.”