Five Hyundai Motor Group affiliates finalize investment in AI data center

Nov 2

1. 11:17

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   New progress on Hyundai Motor Group's 9 trillion won AI Valley: two new companies to be established, separately overseeing AI infrastructure and GPU computing services

   Hyundai Motor Group is investing approximately 9 trillion won to build the "Saemangeum AI Valley" data center in Gunsan, South Korea, and plans to establish two new companies, respectively responsible for data center infrastructure and supporting facilities construction, and for high-performance GPU computing procurement and computing cloud operation services. Construction is targeted to begin in March 2027, with services planned to launch in early 2030; once completed, it is expected to support AI R&D in areas such as autonomous driving, robotics, and vehicle engineering.

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3. 09:24

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   Hyundai Motor Group to break ground on Saemangeum AI data center in March 2027

   Five subsidiaries—Hyundai Motor, Kia, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai E&C, and Hyundai AutoEver—have finalized plans to invest in, build, and operate the Saemangeum AI data center, with construction scheduled to begin in March 2027 and operations targeted for early 2030. The project is part of Hyundai Motor Group's KRW 9 trillion Saemangeum AI Valley investment plan; in November, it will separately establish a data center SPC responsible for construction and infrastructure and a GPU Service SPC responsible for procuring GPUs and providing services. The data center will be used for R&D in physical AI technologies such as autonomous driving, robotics, and manufacturing AI.

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