Transportation Museum Comes with a More Modern Exhibition Center
- Arianti Widya
VIVA – After the revitalization of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Transportation Museum is also getting a makeover. For the first time, Hyundai Motor Company as one of the important players in the automotive industry establishes the Hyundai Mobility Exhibition Center at the Transportation Museum. This exhibition center shows modernization technology in the field of transportation.
Hyundai demonstrates its long-term commitment to Indonesia in the form of a collaboration with the Transportation Museum of TMII and Graduate School of Land Transportation under the Ministry of Transportation.
The exhibition was inaugurated by the President of Hyundai Motor Asia Pacific Headquarters, Youngtack Lee, and the Minister of Transportation of Indonesia, Budi Karya Sumadi on Friday, November 26, 2022, in East Jakarta.
Minister of Transportation and President of Hyundai Motor Asia
- Arianti Widya
Through this exhibition center, Hyundai will show future mobility concepts such as Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV) and hub for Indonesia. In addition to building an exhibition center for future vehicles, Hyundai also granted the first locally produced IONIQ 5 which was signed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, to be displayed in the facility.
“Indonesia is the center of Hyundai Motor’s future mobility strategy and this exhibition will further help support Indonesia to play an important role in the global landscape, especially in the Southeast Asia region.” President of Hyundai Motor Asia Pacific Headquarters, Youngtack Lee said.
“We hope that the new technology from Hyundai will be the foundation of a greater collaboration with Indonesia in the future.” He added.
On the same occasion, the Minister of Transportation of Indonesia, Budi Karya Sumadi, said electric vehicles are inevitably the vehicles of the future. The presence of electric vehicles at the Museum of Transportation is a manifestation of the government's commitment together with the automotive industry players, to realize an energy transition towards sustainable and more environmentally friendly energy in order to achieve the net zero emission target by 2060.
“I appreciate Hyundai's initiative in supporting the government's efforts to increase the use of electric vehicles in Indonesia. It is hoped that the presence of electric vehicles at the Museum of Transportation can be a good means of education for the public.” the Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated.
The presence of the future vehicles’ exhibition is also expected to support the promotion of the Transportation Museum that is now more attractive, innovative, informative and educative; as well as to encourage people to use electric vehicles.
Hyundai Mobility Exhibition Center at TMII Transportation Museum
- Arianti Widya
Hyundai Mobility Exhibition Center is expected to build children's interest and curiosity as the next generation, to have a vision of a sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation.
In line with Hyundai’s vision of ‘Progress for Humanity’, Hyundai Motor Company’s objective of setting up Hyundai Mobility Exhibition Center is to demonstrate Hyundai's commitment not only as a provider of vehicles, but also to build technology for clean mobility and a better future for humanity by thinking one step further.
The Hyundai Mobility Exhibition Center displays a concept to experience the future that Hyundai Motor Company will create in Indonesia, like the Purpose Built Vehicle (PBV), Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and hub mock-up, as well as various videos of future mobility inside the museum.
Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV) is an eco-friendly urban vehicle device allowing customization and to be used in future cities for diverse lifestyles. Meanwhile, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is a new form of mobility utilizing air space to drastically reduce transit time. AAM consists of air taxis, while PBV roams urban areas autonomously, and multifunctional hubs connect air and ground travel.
