# 42dot

<https://42dot.ai/>

### Ownership

[Hyundai](https://rollout.autoura.com/vehicles/hyundai)

### Current status

Operating live to the public in [Seoul](https://rollout.autoura.com/cities/asia/seoul), South Korea

### Scaleup

42dot, Hyundai Motor Group's global software research startup, said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Qatar-based investment firm Protocol Capital to collaborate on the Middle Eastern country's smart city project.

Under the MOU, the two companies will demonstrate smart city solutions and robotaxi services in downtown Doha, Qatar, while working together to realize a mobility-driven smart city, according to 42dot.

As part of the partnership, 42dot will provide mobility services by operating and maintaining autonomous driving-based robotaxi services and vehicle control solutions, while managing, integrating and analyzing urban mobility data.

**Source**: <https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-02-10/business/industry/42dot-signs-MOU-with-Qatars-investment-firm-for-collaboration-on-smart-city-project/2238761>

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### Shuttle

Self-driving startup 42dot unveils driverless shuttle

**Source**: <https://www.kedglobal.com/automobiles/newsView/ked202209260011>

Shuttle in use in [Seoul](https://rollout.autoura.com/cities/asia/seoul)

**Source**: <https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/11/25/autonomous-driving-buses-shuttles-seoul-hyundai-42dot/6111669369330/>

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### Future vision

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