Rolls-Royce and Hyundai signed to collaborate on all-electric Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market development.

Keep in mind, Rolls Royce and Rolls Royce Motor Cars are 2 different companies. One, the former, is involved in aviation, and the other makes posh cars.

Rolls-Royce brings its aviation and certification capabilities to the table, while Hyundai Motor has advanced hydrogen fuel cell technologies and industrialisation capability. The aim will be to develop and deliver battery-electric and fuel cell electric solutions to the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Regional Air Mobility (RAM) markets and advancing sustainable aviation.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has 5 pillars:

  • Collaborating on the technology development and requirements of power and propulsion systems for Hyundai’s Advanced Air Mobility Division.
  • Collaborating on the industrialisation of Rolls-Royce power and propulsion systems for the Advanced Air Mobility market.
  • Development of electric propulsion systems based upon hydrogen fuel cells as an energy source for Hyundai’s RAM platforms.
  • Collaborating to bring to market a joint fuel-cell electric propulsion system to the wider AAM market.
  • Delivering a joint fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration by 2025.

The two companies signed this significant document at Supernal’s booth at Farnborough Airshow. Those present were Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, Grazia Vittadini, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer and Rob Watson, President of Rolls-Royce Electrical as well as Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, Jaiwon Shin, President and Head of AAM Division of Hyundai Motor Group, and Jaeyong Song, Vice President of AAM Division of Hyundai Motor Group.

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Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group, said: “We are pleased to partner with Rolls-Royce to draw upon their aviation and certification expertise to accelerate the development of hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems. Hyundai has successfully delivered hydrogen fuel cell systems to the global automotive market and is now exploring the feasibility of electric and hydrogen propulsion technologies for aerospace integration. We believe this to be the key technology to support the global aviation industry’s goal to fly net zero carbon by 2050.”

Rob Watson, President, Rolls-Royce Electrical, said: “We are delighted to partner with Hyundai Motor Group which provides a valuable opportunity to leverage and build on the capabilities each company brings from the aerospace and automotive sectors. The Advanced Air Mobility Market offers great commercial potential, and this collaboration supports our joint ambitions to lead the way in the Advanced Air Mobility Market. It is also another demonstration of Rolls-Royce’s role in delivering the solutions that will enable passengers to travel sustainably and help deliver net zero carbon by 2050.”

In previous stories, we reviewed Hyundai’s fuel cell NEXO and explored the endless possibilities of where hydrogen power could take us. This technology could be used to power small air transport systems.

Last year, Rolls-Royce committed products compatible with net zero carbon operation by 2030 and all its products will be compatible with net zero carbon by 2050.

Hyundai Motor Group had already released details of its AAM business roadmap, including the UAM and RAM segments, that brings eco-friendly air mobility for people within and between cities. Hyundai Motor Group’s US-based Supernal unit is aiming to begin commercial services of UAM businesses in the US in 2028 while Hyundai Motor Group plans to launch RAM services in the 2030s

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