00:03Hyundai and Kia want robot-run car factories by 2030.
00:07Full automation of new plants follows in 2032, and NVIDIA is helping build it.
00:13It's Monday, October 19th.
00:15Let's take a look at a key development in Korea's industry sector.
00:19They unveil the plan at eForest Tech Day, running through Wednesday.
00:23Each plant's separate systems will merge into one standard manufacturing platform.
00:27Hyundai calls it a software-defined factory.
00:31Here's what the numbers show.
00:331,700-plus welding points can now be routed automatically by Hyundai's robot teaching system.
00:39That tool, tunnel-type inspection, and an intelligent hand gripper reach mass production from 2027.
00:46With NVIDIA, Hyundai is building a physical AI virtual factory to cut real-world test runs.
00:52Separately, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Union begins another partial strike today.
00:57Widening on October 21st.
00:59So, what does this mean for supply chain managers?
01:02Earlier, we said full automation of new plants follows in 2032.
01:07Here's what that actually means for you.
01:09Robots will move into wiring and paint shops, tilting supplier demand toward robotics and vision.
01:15Watch the 2027 rollout.
01:17Watch how fast the NVIDIA virtual factory scales.
01:20And watch whether the HD Hyundai strike spreads.
01:23That's today's AI Prism, Industry Daily.
01:27This episode was produced with AI assistants based on Seoul Economic Daily reporting and reviewed by a human editor.
01:34AI Prism is a Juan Ifra award-winning series.
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