Korea Joongang Daily
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Here’s what future Hyundai cars' screens will look like — and yes, the buttons survive

Hyundai Motor has finally unveiled its new Pleos operating system — and in a move many drivers will welcome, physical buttons aren’t going anywhere.

2026-04-30

Hyundai Motor's Q1 profit sinks while Tesla's rises amid tariffs, currency swings and global tensions

Hyundai Motor and Tesla reported sharply diverging first-quarter results as tariffs, currency swings and geopolitical tensions weighed unevenly on the two automakers, which are both doubling down on humanoid robots as a future growth engine.

2026-04-23

Musk confirms Samsung, TSMC to produce future AI6 chips

CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Thursday that the company would use both Samsung Electronics and TSMC to manufacture its next-next-generation AI6 chips, employing a dual-track strategy similar to what Tesla used for the next-generation AI5 chip.

2026-04-16

Hyundai Motor launches Ioniq EV lineup in China, unveils two concept cars

Hyundai Motor launched its Ioniq EV lineup in China by unveiling two new concepts, the Venus and the Earth, on Friday as the automaker seeks to regain its footing in the world's largest auto seller.

2026-04-10

'In Musk we trust': Korean investors bet big on SpaceX IPO

With Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX slated for a public listing in June, Korean's are showing renewed interest in the previously underrepresented aerospace sector.

2026-04-07

Imported vehicle sales surge 34.6% in March driven by EV demand

Sales of imported vehicles in Korea rose 34.6 percent in March from a year earlier, supported by more working days and robust demand for electric vehicles, industry data showed Friday.

2026-04-03

Gov't warns Korean Tesla owners that illegally enabling FSD is a criminal offense

The government warned Tesla owners in Korea against illegally enabling the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature, as the move would constitute a criminal offense.

2026-03-31

U.S. confirms Tesla as buyer of LG Energy Solution's July battery deal

The U.S. government has confirmed that global EV giant Tesla was the customer in a battery supply deal secured by LG Energy Solution in July, industry sources said Tuesday.

2026-03-17

[단독] 삼성전자 테일러 공장 반도체 2027년 양산

미국 텍사스주 테일러시에 건설중인 삼성전자 반도체 공장이 내년 초부터 대량 양산에 들어간다.

2026-03-03

Singer D4vd 'target' of investigation into death of girl whose body was found in car

Singer D4vd is the target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation of the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla registered to him that was towed from the Hollywood Hills.

2026-02-27