Power Pairings Advancing Mobility: New Tech Collaborations From Hyundai, Feintool, NVIDIA, ArcherMind, and More

At a Glance: Hyundai is partnering with NVIDIA to embed AI across its vehicles, robotics, and factory operations, using platforms like Omniverse and Isaac to build smarter products and production systems.

Hyundai Motor Group has joined forces with NVIDIA to bring enterprise-grade AI into its next-generation vehicles and smart factories. Beyond enabling software-defined vehicles and autonomous systems, the collaboration centers on using NVIDIA’s Omniverse to create digital twins of Hyundai’s production lines—boosting efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness through simulation. Hyundai will also deploy AI-powered robots built on NVIDIA’s Isaac platform, marking a major step in smart factory evolution. The partnership’s broad AI deployment signals a long-term vision for digital transformation across mobility and manufacturing, with more developments expected.

Companies Involved: Skyway, TruWeather Solutions

At a Glance: A new partnership merges TruWeather’s hyperlocal sensing tech with Skyway’s airspace platform—initially for eVTOL safety, but with major manufacturing potential.

Skyway and TruWeather are integrating TruWeather’s W.I.S.E. (Weather Intelligence Sensing Ecosystem)—which uses LiDARs and visibility sensors to generate real-time, hyperlocal weather data—into Skyway’s airspace management platform for eVTOL aircraft. The collaboration, launching at Hollister Airport as part of NASA’s PAAV program, introduces KAMIIS (Knowledge-Aided Meteorological Information and Impact Services), a next-gen digital twin technology for atmospheric conditions. While designed for aviation, the system’s ability to sense and analyze micro-environments has broader applications for manufacturers, including predictive maintenance, energy optimization, supply chain risk management, and opportunities for sensor OEMs. The deployment could mark a shift in how manufacturers integrate environmental intelligence into operations.

At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025), ArcherMind Technology and Arraymo launched FusionOS2.0 and ArraymoAIOS1.0 — two operating systems designed to streamline cross-domain automotive computing and edge AI deployment. FusionOS2.0, built on Qualcomm’s SA8775P chip, enables OEMs to integrate cockpit and driving systems on a single chip, improving computing efficiency and easing hardware and deployment complexity. ArraymoAIOS1.0 packages AI models, SDKs, and development tools into a scalable platform compatible with Qualcomm, NVIDIA, MTK chipsets, and Android and Linux OS. Its built-in AI acceleration engine supports responsive applications even with limited computing power, enabling personalized, multimodal AI features in vehicles, IoT, and smart home devices. Both platforms help manufacturers accelerate time to market while expanding AI capabilities across domains.

Feintool and SITEC have partnered with Swedish specialist Impact Coatings to integrate Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) into their high-volume manufacturing of metallic bipolar plates and interconnects—core components in hydrogen fuel cell and electrolyzer stacks. PVD forms ultra-thin, durable metal or ceramic coatings with minimal environmental impact, improving conductivity and lifespan.

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that generate electricity from hydrogen and oxygen, emitting only water vapor, making them ideal for powering electric vehicles and backup generators. Electrolyzers work in reverse, storing energy in hydrogen. The metallic bipolar plates produced through this partnership enable efficient gas flow, cooling, and electrical connectivity, with hundreds layered to form each stack.