▶ Handover ceremony held in Switzerland; achievement of the "Unmanned Autonomous Construction Equipment Project" in collaboration with Gravis.
▶ "Real-X" excavator to be deployed at a construction site for major European construction group KIBAG.
▶ Unmanned autonomous technology to perform earthwork on a 1km section in the Tuggen region, Switzerland.

HD Hyundai XiteSolution, the intermediate holding company for HD Hyundai’s construction equipment business, has set a new milestone in construction equipment automation by deploying an unmanned autonomous excavator—capable of operating without human intervention—at an actual construction site for the first time.
 
On Wednesday, the 29th, HD Hyundai XiteSolution announced that, in partnership with Gravis Robotics, an AI-based unmanned automation specialist, it had delivered an unmanned autonomous excavator to a construction site operated by KIBAG, a large European construction group.
 
The equipment deployed is a 22-ton medium excavator from HD Construction Equipment. This unit features "Real-X," a solution that integrates HD Hyundai XiteSolution’s smart excavator platform with Gravis’s AI automation technology.
 
The excavator will be used at a construction site in Tuggen, Switzerland, for civil engineering work, including a trench that is 3m deep, 12m wide, and 1km long, using entirely unmanned autonomous methods.
 
The unmanned autonomous excavator powered by "Real-X" is not affected by operator fatigue or lapses in concentration. It can perform tasks according to preset goals and achieve productivity levels about 1.2 times higher than those of manned operations.
 
The delivery of this equipment is a significant result of the "Unmanned Autonomous Construction Equipment Project" jointly led by HD Hyundai XiteSolution and Gravis Robotics. The two companies have maintained their technical cooperation since signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for demonstrations of construction equipment automation at BAUMA 2025 in Germany last year.
 
HD Hyundai XiteSolution has been working towards fully automating construction sites since 2019 by developing unmanned autonomous solutions. Recently, the company has strengthened its leading position in this field by showcasing equipment equipped with "Real-X" during major exhibitions in Europe and North America for global customers.
 
Building on its previous demonstrations in Europe and this latest supply to the Swiss site, HD Hyundai XiteSolution plans to expand global partnerships and gradually increase the application cases for unmanned autonomous construction equipment.
 
"This project represents the initial phase of integrating unmanned autonomous construction equipment technology at a real job site," said Kim Pan-young, Senior Executive Vice President of HD Hyundai XiteSolution. "It will act as a turning point, improving safety and productivity on construction sites while advancing the future of the global construction equipment industry."