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Hyundai and Kia start their Ulsan EV plant and show Polaris, a plant AI that answers "show me production status" in a second

Polaris, in pilot at the Ulsan plant since September, answered within one second with operating rates, body defects and suggested fixes. The bigger move is one standard manufacturing platform across plants; humanoid robots are on the roadmap from 2032, not now.

Choi Young-tae, head of the E-FOREST Center at Hyundai and Kia, gives a keynote at a podium in front of a screen showing the group's future factory vision
Electronic Times · Ham Bong-gyun · Oct 19, 2026

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