Hyundai Motors former member startup ranks 11th in global autonomous driving technology rankings (Korea)

Autonomous A2Z (hereinafter referred to as A2Z), a startup established by autonomous driving engineers at Hyundai Motors, has been named to the "2024 Autonomous Vehicles List" by U.S. market research firm Guidehouse Insights.
A2Z was ranked 11th in the "Driving Technology Ranking". A2Z made its first appearance in the ranking in the 2023 edition, where it placed 13th. It rose two places to 11th in 2024.
It is the only company in the world to have been included in the ranking for two consecutive years. In 2024, 15 of the top 20 companies are from the United States and three are from China, accounting for 90% of the total.
The US Google-affiliated Waymo, which came in 1st, Baidu, the largest internet search engine, and Israel's Mobileye, which came in 3rd, were selected. In addition to A2Z, the 4th-placed Hankyu, ...
Thirteen companies were selected, including NVIDIA, a major conductor manufacturer, and Motional, a joint venture between Aptive, a major U.S. auto parts manufacturer, and Hyundai Motor Group, which ranked 15th.
Electric vehicle giant Tesla was selected at 20th place. A2Z achieved this result by investing 52 billion won (approximately 5.326 billion yen), the largest amount among the 20 companies. Guidehouse
Insights cited A2Z's strengths as government-backed commercialization, expansion into overseas markets through joint ventures with other global companies, and entry into autonomous vehicles and robot shuttles.