Hyundai robot passes world-first shipboard driving test

Splash 24717 Jul 2026Innovation
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Hyundai Motor and Kia’s mobile robot platform MobED has successfully completed the world’s first onboard autonomous driving demonstration aboard a working vessel, a step its backers expect to accelerate the era of smart ships, in which robots are deployed in cargo areas for safety inspections and material transport. Classification society Korean Register, together with Hyundai …