Hyundai’s partnership with Nvidia around 50,000 Blackwell GPUs and a $3 billion AI data center aims to close the gap with Tesla in autonomous driving and extend the company’s AI ambitions into humanoid robots.
Samsung, Hyundai and other major conglomerates pledged massive new domestic investments and hiring after Korea’s latest tariff deal with the United States, even as the agreement ties lower U.S. tariffs to a $350 billion American investment package and strict performance conditions.
Nvidia will deploy 260,000 Blackwell GPUs across Korean industry and government, advancing AI infrastructure and “physical AI” with Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and Naver Cloud. The plan positions Korea for large-scale AI deployment across factories, vehicles, and research.
Top Korean conglomerate chiefs including Lee Jae-yong, Chey Tae-won, and Chung Eui-sun will meet former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss tariff issues and AI cooperation.
A U.S. visa roadblock is delaying Korea’s billion-dollar investments, halting projects like the Hyundai–LG battery plant and sparking calls for new visa solutions.
