It was one of a trio awards that Hyundai collected, alongside ‘Best of the Best’ and ‘Winner’ honours at the annual event hosted by Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen.

SangYup Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai Global Design Center, said, “Red Dot has yet again recognised our efforts to transform into a smart mobility solution provider with visionary designs based on diverse technologies.”

Trailer Drone demonstrates Hyundai’s vision for fully autonomous, hydrogen fuel cell-based commercial vehicles.

The hydrogen-powered container transportation system is capable of operating fully autonomously. With the number of intelligently packaged hydrogen tanks tailored to the journey profile, the flexible and efficient Trailer Drone ensures more than 1,000km of sufficient range from a single charge, comparable to existing container transportation systems.

Hyundai designed the concept to enable diverse applications using e-Bogies, similar to the wheel subframe that sits under every train car.

A trailer is placed on two e-Bogies, allowing it to rotate in a narrower radius than a general trailer.

It offers a multi-purpose platform capable of many business applications. When operated separately from a container trailer, the e-Bogie can be used in various fields, such as cargo transportation, construction, firefighting and rescue.

The single wheel unit uses a steering actuator for infinite wheel rotation, meaning it can turn 360 degrees, which enables holonomic movement. LiDAR and camera sensors allow a PnD-enabled object to move autonomously.

Hyundai Motor Company and Iveco Group recently unveiled the first IVECO eDAILY Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle at IAA Transportation.

Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in March, they have formed multiple joint working groups on various technological streams to explore ways that they can complement each other on the development of electric vehicles and alternative propulsions.

Hyundai has also secured $3.5m in 2021 Targeted Airshed Grant (TAG) funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to deploy five XCIENT Fuel Cell electric trucks in California.

First Element Fuel (FEF) will deploy the Class-8 heavy-duty trucks to deliver liquified hydrogen to their refueling stations for the next five years, including one year of demonstration with reporting duties to U.S. EPA and four years of commercial operation.