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Hyundai Motor signs MOU with Singapore to boost future mobility cooperation

Published: 02 Nov. 2025, 17:56

Officials of Hyundai Motor Company and the Singaporean government pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding on future mobility technologies during the K-Tech Showcase event held in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Oct. 31. [YONHAP]

Hyundai Motor Co., Korea's leading carmaker, said Sunday it has signed an agreement with Singapore's science and technology agency to cooperate on advanced technologies on mobility solutions.

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the automaker and Singapore's Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) was signed on Friday during the K-Tech Showcase event held in Gyeongju, North Gyeogsang on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

Established in 2019 under Singapore's internal affairs ministry, HTX is a research agency that develops advanced technologies in public safety, border security, chemical and biological defense and security systems.

Under the agreement, the two sides agreed to explore joint research on robotics, hydrogen and other future mobility technologies.

Hyundai will carry out a pilot project of technology demonstrations to improve the operational efficiency of Singapore's government fleet using its multipurpose modular electric platform through 2028, which will mark the first mobility technology demonstration conducted with the Asian country's government-operated fleet, the company said.

The project is also expected to contribute to Singapore's electric vehicle transition and its broader efforts to establish sustainable transportation infrastructure, it added.

The carmaker plans to support vehicle development technologies and directly supply vehicles for operations through partnerships with HTX and the Hyundai Group's innovation center in Singapore.

"We will continue to lead global innovation based on future technologies, including robotics and hydrogen, while conducting mobility technology demonstrations through this partnership," Kim Il-bum, executive vice president of Hyundai Motor's global policy office, said.

Yonhap