We Make Everything
Autonomous & Frictionless
We envision a world where everything moves autonomously and remains seamlessly connected.
42dot’s mission is to make mobility devices self-operating and transform transportation into a utility as intuitive and frictionless to use as electricity.
We aim to create a mobility experience where movement and connectivity are natural and effortless for the users.
The Answer to Mobility
and Everything
The company name 42dot is inspired by the number 42 from a science fiction novel, where it symbolizes “the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.”
In computer science, the number 42 is also the ASCII code for the asterisk (*). The asterisk functions as a wildcard, capable of matching any character without being confined to a specific value.
We combined the number 42 — symbolizing “the answer to everything,” including human life and technology — with the dot, a minimal expression of the asterisk (*), to embody two core values: inclusiveness and simplicity.
True to the name 42dot, we aspire to define the answer to mobility— and to push beyond its boundaries.


Our Journey So Far
03.2025
Unveiled SDV technologies at Pleos 25
01.2024
Introduced the SDV E/E Architecture at CES 2024
09.2023
Showcased the Autonomous EV
06.2023
Designated as Hyundai Motor Group’s Global Software Center
12. 2022
Ranked No. 1 in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Autonomous Driving Pilot District Evaluation
11.2021
Selected as Seoul’s Autonomous Driving Mobility Platform and Commercial Transportation Operator
03.2019
42dot Founded (formerly CODE42)


Global One Team
As Hyundai Motor Group’s Global Software Center, 42dot collaborates as One Team across its global offices to build world-class mobility technologies and solutions.
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