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AI-based last-mile transportation infrastructure startup AlteA announced on the 8th that it has hired Kim Tae-rin, former Senior Researcher at Hyundai Motor’s Planning and Coordination Division, as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Kim, the newly appointed CTO, is a smart city and future transportation system expert who has worked at Seoul Institute, Hyundai Motor, and global engineering consulting firm Stantec. She has extensive experience in mobility policy, industry, and global strategy.
Notably, during her tenure at Hyundai Motor, she played a key role in planning and successfully establishing 'Motional', an autonomous driving joint venture with overseas investments totaling approximately 2.4 trillion won.
Subsequently, at Stantec, she was responsible for feasibility and economic analysis of U.S. government transportation projects. She led collaborations with major institutional investors including the White House and the Saudi royal family, as well as global companies such as Uber and Saudi Aramco, earning recognition as a 'practitioner-type leader' with experience in building mobility ecosystems spanning both public and private sectors.
Through this hiring, AlteA aims to strengthen its capabilities in developing AI-based next-generation transportation and smart city infrastructure technologies. The company plans to fully advance its core growth pillar, the 'last-mile transportation data business', and concentrate organizational efforts on concretizing a data-driven vision for smart cities.
Lee Tae-woo, CEO of AlteA, stated, "The newly appointed CTO Kim is a proven leader who has successfully driven R&D strategy planning and multinational cooperation in South Korea's mobility industry." He added, "AlteA expects her to play a central role in expanding AI-based last-mile transportation infrastructure development and data businesses in the future."
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