Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics build a smart factory through technological cooperation
Feb 26, 2025
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Hyundai Motor announced on the 26th that it will successfully demonstrate the technology of '5G specialized network RedCap' in cooperation with Samsung Electronics from January this year and display related technologies at 'MWC25 Barcelona', the world's largest IT and electronic fair to be held in Spain from the 3rd of next month.
In order to further strengthen its position as a smart mobility solution company leading the future mobility market, Hyundai Motor is continuing to promote smart manufacturing technology as well as electric conversion and software-oriented marketability.
To this end, we conducted preemptive technical cooperation with Samsung Electronics, which has the world's top network solution technology, to demonstrate the industry's first private 5G reduced capability (P-5 RedCap) technology in mobility manufacturing.
Since January this year, Hyundai Motor has successfully completed verification of communication performance with equipment to be operated in the factory using Hyundai Motor's own finished car inspection terminal based on 5G specialized network red cap infrastructure facilities consisting of Samsung Electronics' dedicated base station (Radio) and integrated management system on the test bed at Samsung Electronics' Suwon plant.
The 5G specialized network is a dedicated communication system in which a specific company installs a separate base station (a facility that connects network terminals for wireless communication) in the area for communication within the company or within a specific area and utilizes a separate communication frequency band.
As there is no external interference, there is little communication disconnection or delay, and ultra-high-capacity data can be transmitted/received quickly, enabling centralized control over a large number of industrial robots and wireless equipment essential for smart manufacturing innovation.
In addition, it is possible to build a network optimized for the characteristics and needs of users by specifying the scope and purpose of use, enabling stable communication environment construction, operation, and management. However, the operation of the 5G specialized network is premised on the complexity of terminal design, high technology for building specialized infrastructure, and relatively high power consumption.
The 5G specialized network red cap technology, which Hyundai Motor and Samsung Electronics demonstrated together through this cooperation, is characterized by securing 5G-level communication speed, data processing capacity, stable connectivity and low latency beyond Wi-Fi used for communication in factories by simplifying ▲ terminal configuration compared to existing 5G ▲ miniaturization of specialized network equipment ▲ reduction of frequency bandwidth considering manufacturing site facilities and environment.
Previously, 5G specialized networks were applied only to limited equipment that required high performance and high reliability, such as automatic logistics robots (AGV, but by introducing red cap technology, it is possible to control various equipment used in the manufacturing process such as vehicle inspection equipment, small wireless tools, cameras, and tablet PCs with seamless high-speed wireless communication. [1: AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle): A logistics robot that moves according to a preset route (magnet, QR code).] [2: AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot): A logistics robot that autonomously sets up obstacle avoidance and dynamic routes in real time based on sensors such as LiDAR and cameras.]
In particular, Hyundai Motor focused on building a more efficient vehicle inspection system by installing Qualcomm's SDX35 chipset that supports red cap functions in 'D Scan', an unmanned autonomous inspection equipment for finished vehicles, and quickly transmitting/receiving high-capacity vehicle quality inspection data in conjunction with Samsung Electronics' 5G network infrastructure. [3: D Scan (Diagnostic SCAN): A communication terminal used in the production plant for wireless communication connection between the vehicle and the diagnostic equipment.]
Samsung Electronics' 5G specialized network solution used in this demonstration minimizes power consumption of terminals in the factory by applying ▲ latest 3GPP standard-based red cap software and more than doubles the share of ▲ uploads compared to general 5G communication networks to transmit data collected from various IoT terminals in the factory in real time without interruption, and supports easy and automated operation through ▲ dedicated integrated management system. [4:3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project): An international cooperation organization for standardization of mobile communication systems, which defines wireless communication standards such as 5G and LTE that we use through the participation of various stakeholders such as telecommunication equipment manufacturers and telecommunication operators, and through this, secures compatibility and interoperability applicable worldwide.]
Hyundai Motor and Samsung Electronics will set up a special exhibition space in Samsung Electronics' exhibition booth at the 'MWC25 Barcelona', which will be held from the 3rd to the 6th of next month, and unveil the 5G specialized network red cap communication system that can be applied to the manufacturing process of mass-produced cars to major corporate customers and industry officials.
Hyundai Motor is taking the lead in strengthening manufacturing competitiveness by building smart manufacturing solutions by cooperating with global partners in the network business, including this technology verification with Samsung Electronics.
Since the end of 2022, the Uiwang Research Institute, which focuses on cutting-edge technology, has preemptively built a test bed to verify the technology of 5G specialized networks. In October 2024, dozens of AGVs are being operated by mass-producing 5G specialized networks in the Ulsan plant's 3 design line.
The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), which was built as a high-tech factory in the United States, operates about 200 AMRs by establishing a 5G specialized network that is optimized for local laws and circumstances in the United States.
Hyundai Motor has innovatively improved communication disconnection and inactivity time with its 5G specialized network introduced in Ulsan Plant 3 and HMGMA, and has reduced communication and inactivity loss costs worth about 1 billion won per year.
In particular, Hyundai Motor obtained a patent by developing a dual wireless communication solution that maximizes communication stability by combining 5G specialized network and Wi-Fi. In fact, since the establishment of the corresponding communication solution, not a single communication inaction has occurred in the Ulsan plant 3 design line and HMGMA.
Hyundai Motor is also pushing to introduce a 5G specialized network to Ulsan EV-only plants under construction with the goal of operating in the first half of 2026, and through this demonstration, it plans to secure mass production of 5G specialized network red cap technology presented as a new smart manufacturing solution and expand it to major factories at home and abroad, starting with Ulsan EV-only plants.
Hyundai Motor is leading smart manufacturing solutions in global industries, such as establishing and mass-producing 5G specialized networks for the first time among domestic companies, and demonstrating 5G specialized network red cap technology for the first time in the manufacturing sector, a Hyundai Motor official said. "We will accelerate preparations for commercialization of 5G specialized network red cap technology."
This cooperation is a major example of Korean companies with global competitiveness applying red cap, the latest communication technology, to specialized networks by combining mutual technology, an official from Samsung Electronics said. "It is meaningful in that we demonstrated red cap technology across the entire specialized network from terminals to communication equipment for the first time in the industry and introduced new Usecase worldwide."
Editor Kim Tae-jin, tj.kim@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
