Hyundai Motor Group has announced the appointment of Junghyun Kwon as the company’s brand-new Executive Vice President and Head of the Autonomous Driving Development Centre.
The Group has stated that it expects Kwon’s appointment to advance the company’s autonomous driving capabilities as a core pillar of its potential future mobility strategy.
Kwon will report to Minwoo Park, President and Head of Advanced Vehicle Platform (AVP) Division, and will bring with him knowledge in autonomous driving AI following time spent overseeing autonomous driving software development and commercialisation at NVIDIA.
Leading the Group’s autonomous driving technology development from conception through product commercialisation; Kwon’s appointment follows the appointment of Dongwuk Kim, Senior Vice President, as Head of SDV Platform Development Center. Kim previously led wireless communication systems development for mobile devices, vehicles, and humanoid robotics at global companies including Apple and Tesla.
Additionally, Jeremy Ma, Senior Vice President, has joined as Head of the AVP Silicon Valley, bringing extensive experience in robotics as well as autonomous driving software development and commercialisation from Apple, Toyota Research Institute and NVIDIA.
