The Chevrolet Trailblazer has come back as a compact sports utility vehicle that suits both an urban lifestyle and off-road driving. As the vehicle nearly went through an overall facelift, the first impression that stood out was the sharp design of the front at the media test-drive held by General Motors in Seoul on July 26. The chrome bars running across the top and bottom of the radiator grille and the thin LED headlamps gave a solid, aggressive impression. With a length of 4,425 millimeters,

Mobility July 30, 2023

Kia will consider lowering the prices of its battery-powered electric vehicles to compete against global EV leaders amid growing markets, according to the automaker’s chief financial officer on Thursday. “The important point from now on regarding the EV market, which has become highly competitive and abnormal in some sense, is that we should put more weight on securing our market share than focusing on profitability,” said Joo Woo-jeong, Kia’s CFO and executive vice presi

Mobility July 27, 2023

South Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Company and its sister firm Kia have joined forces with five global auto giants -- BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis -- to form a joint venture for establishing an electric vehicle charging network across North America, in a combined effort at curbing Tesla’s attempt at EV charging standardization. The seven companies announced on Wednesday in US time that the joint venture will set up at least 30,000 chargers by 2030, saying that

Mobility July 27, 2023

A joint battery research center between Hyundai Motor Group and Seoul National University officially opened Tuesday, signifying the South Korean automaker’s willingness to secure future-leading technologies in the global electric vehicle industry. “Our mission to develop a diverse range of mobility solutions equipped with advanced batteries is driven by our strong commitment to a sustainable environment for future generations,” said Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Eui

Mobility July 25, 2023

Hyundai Group Chairman Hyun Jeong-eun has highlighted the importance of business management with a people-centered approach and fostering young talent, Hyundai Elevator said Sunday. Hyun attended a town hall meeting to commemorate the opening of Hyundai Elevator’s Future Talent Academy with some 20 attendees representing the elevator firm's subsidiaries and partners including Korea National University of Transportation and Korea Lift College. During the Friday meeting at Hyundai Eleva

Industry July 23, 2023

In February 2009, two communications satellites -- a commercial satellite owned by US-based global satellite company Iridium Communications and a Russian military satellite -- collided in space, marking the first-known collision between two satellites and resulting in over 10,000 pieces of space debris. Spacemap, a South Korean startup, is looking to bring about an evolution that makes space missions safer with its platform technology that can predict the orbits of satellites and space debris to

Technology July 23, 2023

South Korea’s leading conglomerates and business groups have donated 19 billion won ($15 million) as part of relief and recovery efforts for the victims of the recent monsoon rains which caused flooding and landslides in many parts of the country. Korea's four largest groups, Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG, led the charge Thursday in raising financial support for those most affected by the downpours with a combined donation of 10 billion won. Samsung Group announced a 3-billion-won

Industry July 20, 2023

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