The Hungarian Mobility Development Agency was founded by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology in 2020 to implement the complex tasks contained in the Hungarian Auto-Motorsport Development Strategy adopted by the Government.

The company is now owned by the Széchenyi István University Foundation and rethinks and strengthens Hungary's role in the era of transforming mobility.

Széchenyi István University, which has a long tradition and knowledge base in the fields of technical engineering, is a leading domestic higher education institution for training, research and cooperation in the vehicle industry. The dominant domestic mobility associations belonging to the Széchenyi University Group are thus able to complement each other more effectively, to cooperate with the university, training, and scientific worlds and, forming a unified mobility ecosystem, they are able to create connections between state and market players in an even more comprehensive way than before. Through the collaboration, it is possible to approach the world of mobility, the vehicle industry, traffic safety, green mobility, and research and development in a more extensive way.

The cooperation with Széchenyi István University means synergies in the supply of automotive professionals, vehicle industry developments, the Zalaegerszeg test track, car and motorcycle racing, and traffic safety in many areas. Foundation maintenance enables more flexible operation in the field of mobility, and in this way it is possible to serve the players in the automotive industry more efficiently, who can make decisions about individual investments and developments more quickly. Thanks to this, the country can prepare for the challenges of the future in almost all sub-areas of mobility in a unique construction, even at a European level. Due to the rise of electric propulsion, the possibilities of synthetic fuels and hydrogen propulsion, its energetic projection is also outstanding.

HUMDA continues to participate in the coordination of the domestic automotive and motorsport industry by uniting the actors of the sector and in close cooperation with them. Among other things, the Hungarian Motorsport Academy established last year continues in 2023 with the support of 29 competitors in eight automotive and motorsport disciplines. HUMDA also supports a racing team as well as the Hungarian Autosport Federation and the Hungarian Motorsport Federation. The selection of the Hungarian Motorsport Academy members was managed by Norbert Michelisz, the 2019 World Touring Car Cup champion and Gábor Talmácsi, the 2007 MotoGP World Champion in the 125cc category. The task of the academy is to advance the careers of young competitors so that they can concentrate on competing in higher-level championships under more professional conditions.

Under the name HUMDA Green, the Agency coordinates the support scheme for electric vehicles and the Green Bus Program with the cooperation of Attila Steiner, State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy. HUMDA also contributes to the development of domestic traffic culture and road safety. In addition to the promotion of domestic engineering training and more environmentally friendly technologies, it also carries out economic development and sports diplomacy tasks, being a key player in the Hungarian mobility market.

At the moment of the establishment of HUMDA, there was already a need for an R&D subsidiary company to contribute to the development of the national automobile sector and motorsport in the field of research, development and innovation. HUMDA Lab was created following this aspiration.

The goal of HUMDA Lab is to be the incubator and guiding organisation for the research and development activities of the national automobile and motorsport sector, and to carry out world-class R&D activities based on the sport's new technological and sustainability challenges and HiTech image. The company's vision is to provide a benchmark workplace for excellence in the automotive research field, and thanks to its professional competences and infrastructure, we anticipate that high-tech competition series, teams choose the Lab's developments and cooperation proposals

Leadership

Supervisory Board

Dr Balázs Mayer

Chairman

Dr János György Berényi

Member

Dr Richárd Adorján

Member

Directorate

Dr Szilvia Szondy

Chair of the Board

Dr József Hatala

Member

Péter Pantl

Member

Illés Úsz

Member

Viktor Tihany

Member

Management

Dr Szilvia Szondy

Chief Executive Officer