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Hyundai Relaunches Urban Air Mobility Division as Supernal
The U.S.-based subsidiary is one of 50 business units of the South Korean automotive group working to advance Hyundai's ambitions to be an intermodal transportation solutions provider.
Supernal SA-1
The five-seat Supernal SA-1 eVTOL is expected to enter service in 2028. (Image: Hyundai)

Two years after first announcing plans to develop an eVTOL aircraft, Hyundai Motor Group this week announced the rebranding of its urban air mobility division under the name Supernal. The South Korean automaker confirmed its intention to bring the five-seat SA-1 vehicle into commercial service from 2028, adding that it expects to start the FAA's type certification process in 2024.

In a November 9 announcement, Hyundai described its Washington, D.C.-based Supernal subsidiary as the “binding component of the group’s future mobility vision.” It said that intends to develop a family of vehicles to serve an advanced air mobility (AAM) market that it doesn’t see gaining momentum and public acceptance until the 2030s.

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