Supernal

[ACTIVE]

Drones · HQ: Fountain Valley, California · Est. 2020 · 1 model registered

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Supernal: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Fountain Valley, California

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Supernal is Hyundai motor group's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) division, headquartered in Fountain Valley, California. Formerly known as Hyundai Urban Air Mobility, Supernal is developing the S-A2 eVTOL aircraft for urban air taxi services with a complete end-to-end AAM network vision including vertiports, robotaxi integration, and clean-energy ecosystem. Supernal leverages Hyundai's automotive manufacturing expertise for AAM. The company is targeting certification in the late 2020s and plans to initiate prototype flight testing with a full-scale technology demonstrator.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 13.4%

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

  • AV
  • AERIAL

Key Facts

ParentHyundai Motor Group
ProductsS-A2 eVTOL
VisionComplete AAM network — vertiports + robotaxi integration + eVTOL
Certification targetLate 2020s
ApproachLeveraging Hyundai automotive manufacturing scale

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Supernal.

Leadership & Founders

0 entries

Key Former Leadership (2 Tracked)

Jaiwon ShinCEO
David D. McBrideCTO

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked2
Operating2
Announced0
Concluded0

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Partnership

    MOST RECENT

Platform Models

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

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What is Supernal?

Supernal is Hyundai motor group's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) division, headquartered in Fountain Valley, California. Formerly known as Hyundai Urban Air Mobility, Supernal is developing the S-A2 eVTOL aircraft for urban air taxi services with a complete end-to-end AAM network vision including vertiports, robotaxi integration, and clean-energy ecosystem. Supernal leverages Hyundai's automotive manufacturing expertise for AAM. The company is targeting certification in the late 2020s and plans to initiate prototype flight testing with a full-scale technology demonstrator.

What does Supernal make?

Supernal has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: S-A2 (Supernal builds physical robots).

Who competes with Supernal?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Supernal building in the same form factors include Amazon, Anduril Industries, DJI, Autel Robotics.

Who is the CEO of Supernal?

Jaiwon Shin is the ceo of Supernal, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is Supernal headquartered?

Supernal is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA.

Where does Supernal operate robots?

Supernal is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Supernal a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Supernal ranks in roughly the top 87% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Supernal founded?

Supernal was founded in 2020.

Is Supernal safe?

Supernal has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.