--- title: "Hyundai Invests $5B in US Operations for AI, ‘Urban Air Mobility’" date: "2022-05-23" modified: "2022-05-23" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/hyundai-invests-5b-in-us-operations-for-ai-urban-air-mobility" categories: - "Hyundai News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Hyundai" - "News" - "Tech" --- # Hyundai Invests $5B in US Operations for AI, ‘Urban Air Mobility’ ![]() *\Hyundai\* Hyundai Motor Group is opening its checkbook once again, this time promising to invest [$5 billion in the United States]() by 2025. The investment aims to strengthen its collaboration with U.S. tech, manufacturing, and engineering companies, per *[Reuters]()*. The announcement was made Sunday by Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung during an official visit by President Joe Biden to Seoul, South Korea. The news follows a [significant announcement by the automaker last Friday](), in which it committed to invest $5.5 billion in a new EV and battery assembly facility in Georgia. The project, which is expected to break ground in early 2023, will reportedly create around 8,100 area jobs total. Sunday's announcement, however, will support the development of key areas for the automaker's future, more specifically robotics, AI technologies, advanced air mobility, and autonomous driving capabilities. In a press release, Hyundai claims that this new sum brings the conglomerate's total investment in the U.S. to over $10 billion, which will help it secure its growth and presence domestically and globally. These investments will largely take place in southern, "right to work" states, where the presence of labor unions is less prevalent. Despite this, and as *Reuters* highlights, President Biden mentioned the importance of union labor—while compromising in order to lure large-scale investments to the U.S. ![]() *hyundai* "Hyundai and any company investing in the United States would benefit greatly from entering into partnerships with some of the most highly skilled, dedicated, and engaged workers in the world, anywhere you can find; and that is American union members," Biden said, per *Reuters*. "Every venture to manufacture electric vehicles and electric vehicle batteries would be made stronger by a collective bargaining relationship with our unions." No additional details were offered regarding the newest investment, so it's still unclear in which states or companies the majority of the money will be put to work. That being said, Hyundai has been busy making moves in the robotics sector, especially after its purchase of [Boston Dynamics (*you know, those cool Robodogs*)]() in June of last year. “The Group will strengthen our partnership with U.S. public and private entities to offer innovative products and mobility solutions to our valued customers in the U.S. while supporting global carbon neutrality efforts," said Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()