Hyundai Motor autonomous driving chief Park Min-woo: Execution and trust are key

Park Min-woo, head of the AVP division at Hyundai Motor and Kia (president) and representative director of FortyTwoDot, 6 month 10 day group interview explained the criteria for competition in autonomous driving. He is the person responsible for the commercialization of autonomous driving at Hyundai Motor[005380] and Kia[000270] . He said he joined Hyundai Motor Group early this year.

Park said that what matters in the competition is not who developed the technology first. Instead, he emphasized that the deciding factor is who expanded the product into the market more quickly and reliably. He mentioned this sentence directly in the interview.

He presented an “Execution-first” approach. He said that leading research alone is not enough. He said it is important to raise the technology to a level that actual customers can use with confidence.

Division Head Park presented internalizing autonomous driving software development capabilities within the group as a key objective. He said this would accelerate commercialization and improve reliability. He emphasized an execution plan at the company level.

He also mentioned the issue of accountability. Saying, “The leader bears the responsibility,” he clarified who would be accountable during the execution process. He made clear his commitment to execution at the leadership level.

Division Head Park previously worked as a key member of the early Tesla Autopilot development team. He said that at NVIDIA, he oversaw an organization focused on autonomous driving perception technology. The interview introduced both his experience and his execution-oriented philosophy.