Hyundai 42dot Adds Global AI Talent to Strengthen SDV Technology
Three globally recognized experts — Angelo Corsaro, Kim Jae-young, and Chao Fang — have joined 42dot, Hyundai Motor Group’s software-focused subsidiary tasked with consolidating the group’s software capabilities. The company has strengthened its core technical talent across in-vehicle artificial int
Three globally recognized experts have joined Hyundai Motor Group’s software-focused subsidiary, 42dot, to bolster its artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous driving, and software-defined vehicles (SDV) capabilities. The recruitment includes Angelo Corsaro, Kim Jae-young, and Chao Fang.
Angelo Corsaro, appointed as Senior Research Fellow at 42dot's Silicon Valley office, is a distinguished authority in distributed computing and robotics middleware. He is the creator of "Zenoh," an open-source communication protocol that facilitates data exchange across diverse environments, from small devices to the cloud. Corsaro will be responsible for enhancing the data connectivity architecture between vehicles and platforms at 42dot.
Kim Jae-young, the Lead of the Gleo AI Model Group, recently joined 42dot on August 28. Previously working at Google DeepMind and Amazon, Kim holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He specializes in "audio-native AI," focusing on AI that directly understands and generates voice. Kim's role will involve developing voice recognition technology and low-latency audio processing architectures capable of operating efficiently in noisy vehicle environments and multi-speaker settings.
Chao Fang, Team Lead for the autonomous driving AI division, will take on a pivotal role at 42dot. A former senior engineer at Nvidia, Fang has led the development of autonomous driving foundation models and deployed end-to-end (E2E) perception technology in mass-produced vehicles at Nvidia. At 42dot, he will spearhead research into VLA (Vision-Language-Action), an integration of visual understanding, language reasoning, and action generation. This research aims to incorporate advanced AI into real-world driving applications.
These strategic hires underscore 42dot's efforts to strengthen its core technical talent pool, particularly in in-vehicle AI, autonomous driving, and software-defined vehicles. As part of Hyundai Motor Group's broader initiative, 42dot aims to establish itself as a leader in global technology standards for intelligent mobility. The company plans to develop a Level 2+ autonomous vehicle based on Nvidia solutions, targeting an unveiling in the first half of 2028.
Following this, a Level 2++ vehicle utilizing 42dot's proprietary Atria AI model will be introduced in the second half of 2029.
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