Hyundai, Rolls-Royce tie up for air mobility with electric propulsion
According to Hyundai, this partnership will utilize the ability of flights and Rolls-Royce certification and hydrogen fuel cell technology and industrialization capability.
Memorandum Understanding (MoU) between Rolls-Royce and Hyundai includes five strategic objectives:
Collaborated in the development of technology and power system requirements and propulsion for the Hyundai Continued Air Mobility Division
Collaborated in the industrialization of the Rolls-Royce Power and Propulsion systems for the Advanced Air Mobility Market
Development of electrical propulsion systems based on hydrogen fuel cells as an energy source for the RAM Hyundai platform
Collaborated to bring to the market for the electrical propulsion system of joint fuel cells to the wider AAM market
According to Jaiwon Shin, President, Hyundai Motor Group, partnerships with Rolls-Royce will take advantage of their flight expertise and their certification to accelerate the development of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems.
Hyundai has successful deliversary hydrogen fuel cell systems to the global automotive market and is now exploring the feasibility of electrical and hydrogen propulsion technologies for aerospace integration. In 2050, “he added.