Hyundai Motor Group Taps Former Tesla Robotics Head for Advisory Role

Hyundai Motor Group plans to appoint Milan Kovac, former head of Tesla's humanoid robot program, as an adviser to bolster its competitiveness in robotics and AI. Kovac will contribute to strategic discussions on mid- to long-term strategy and commercialization across Hyundai's robotics platforms. This move follows Hyundai's unveiling of the production version of the Atlas humanoid robot and its aim to build a factory capable of manufacturing 30,000 robot units annually by 2028.