Hyundai Motor Company announced that its SEVEN and Trailer Drone concepts have received 2022 GOOD DESIGN Awards in the transportation category, and its Plug & Drive (PnD) Mobility, PnD L7, and Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) have each been awarded in the robotics category.
“Hyundai Design strives to forge strong connections between our customers and our mobility solutions,” said SangYup Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai Global Design Center. “The awards recognize how we add more value to our customers’ everyday lives within and beyond the automotive space. Our design dream team and engineers put their passion and heart into these projects to make our dreams closer to reality.”
The SEVEN concept, which was unveiled in 2021, opened a new chapter for the IONIQ full-electric lineup brand, as it transforms the SUV into an innovative living space on wheels, with its space innovations and hygienic features.
The Trailer Drone is a hydrogen-powered container transportation system that is capable of operating fully autonomously with a double e-Bogie configuration, allowing for unprecedented maneuverability.
Hyundai Motor also was recognized for its excellence in design in the Robotics sector by winning three awards in the Robotics category. PnD Mobility was developed under the motto ‘Expanding Human Reach’, to realize the vision of limitless freedom in mobility.
PnD L7 is a groundbreaking future robotics-based mobility solution that requires minimal space for moving and parking, making it suitable for urban applications, and its design was inspired by the first LRV (Lunar Roving Vehicle). MobED is a novel, compact mobile platform that consists of four Drive & Lift (DnL) modules, which combines driving, steering, posture control and braking systems into a single structure.
