HD Hyundai XiteSolution and Kakao Mobility Join Forces to Target Logistics Automation Market

▶ Integrating unmanned industrial vehicle technology with platform and service capabilities to deliver an intelligent logistics execution system
▶ Verifying technical feasibility through on-site proofs of concept (PoC) and joint demonstrations this year
▶ “We will accelerate the automation of logistics sites and provide differentiated solutions to our customers”
 
HD Hyundai XiteSolution and Kakao Mobility are joining forces to penetrate the unmanned logistics market. 
 
The construction equipment intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai announced on Tuesday, the 19th, that it signed a Strategic Cooperation MOU for “Building a Next-Generation Unmanned Logistics and Physical AI Ecosystem” with Kakao Mobility at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) in Pangyo on the 18th.  

The signing ceremony was attended by key executives from both companies, including Song Hee-joon, CEO of HD Hyundai XiteSolution; Oh Byung-su, Head of the Industrial Vehicle Division; Ryu Geung-seon, CEO of Kakao Mobility; and Ahn Kyu-jin, Vice President and Head of the Business Division.

 
Through this partnership, both companies will build an "Intelligent Logistics Execution Platform" to address the rapidly growing demand for automation at logistics sites. The core of this initiative is to create an integrated system where equipment, platforms, and data are seamlessly connected. This will be achieved by combining HD Hyundai XiteSolution's unmanned autonomous industrial vehicles (forklifts) and logistics site control solution expertise with Kakao Mobility's platform capabilities, such as integrated control of heterogeneous mobile systems, task optimization, and transportation management.
 
This integrated framework aims to resolve structural limitations, such as operational inefficiencies and task delays, which previously occurred due to data disconnects between processes in traditional logistics environments. Consequently, it will implement a fully automated system where the entire logistics process—from unloading transport vehicles to handling docks and stacking items inside warehouses—flows seamlessly.

The two partners plan to conduct joint demonstration events and technical proofs of concept (PoC) this year to verify the feasibility and commercial viability of the technology in real-world logistics operations.  

According to global market research firm Spherical Insights, the domestic logistics automation market is projected to grow at a high rate of over 15% annually, reaching approximately USD 4.8 billion (around KRW 7.1 trillion) by 2035.

“The combination of our industrial vehicle and logistics site solution expertise with Kakao Mobility’s platform and service capabilities has established a foothold to lead the logistics automation and physical AI ecosystem,” said Song Hee-joon, CEO of HD Hyundai XiteSolution. He added, “Based on this cooperation, we will accelerate the automation of logistics sites and provide differentiated solutions to our customers.” 

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*Heterogeneous systems: Multiple types of mobile robots or vehicles with different manufacturers, operating systems (OS), or communication methods.
 
■ Photo Caption: HD Hyundai XiteSolution and Kakao Mobility signed a Strategic Cooperation MOU for Building a Next-Generation Unmanned Logistics and Physical AI Ecosystem at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) in Pangyo on Monday, the 18th. (From left: Song Hee-joon, CEO of HD Hyundai XiteSolution, and Ryu Geung-seon, CEO of Kakao Mobility)