Abu Dhabi, Malaysia to develop next-gen autonomous platforms

K2, an Abu Dhabi government-owned company specialising in advanced autonomous systems and AI-driven technologies, on Saturday announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Pahang Aerospace City (PAC) and the University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) to cooperate on the development of next-generation autonomous platforms.

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The LOI was signed prior to the "Hi-Tea" event hosted by the Sultan of Pahang, His Majesty Sultan Abdullah, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The ceremony highlighted the deepening partnership between K2 and Pahang, and was attended by Sean Teo, Managing Director of K2, alongside Dr Yatimah Alias, Vice-Chancellor of UMPSA, and Adjunct Professor Nurazmi Abas, CEO of PAC.

The LOI reflects a shared vision to advance public safety and passenger mobility solutions while building the foundation for the responsible deployment of AI-driven systems.

As part of this cooperation, K2 will collaborate with UMPSA to identify opportunities to develop autonomous systems and programmes that leverage Malaysian university talent and human capital development. PACDB, a national flagship initiative in the state of Pahang, will serve as the operations and business technology partner for Malaysia.

PACDB is also committed to endow University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah an amount of RM50 million jointly with its strategic partners in the Pahang Aerospace City.

The gross development value for PAC is expected to be around RM20 billion in the span of IO years. PAC is also poised to be the region's first multimodal hub for aviation, aerospace, and space.