Sentosa Development Corporation’s bold vision for Greater Sentosa: Plans for new icons, reimagined beaches and game-changing attractions envisioned to redefine how Singaporeans play, relax, and bond

• Greater Sentosa Master Plan (GSMP) will bring Brani under Sentosa’s fold, unlocking new spaces for next-generation experiences, attractions and hotels.
• New iconic landmarks including Imbiah Canopy, Imbiah Lookout Walk and Sensorium intended to strengthen Sentosa’s appeal as Singapore’s island playground and sanctuary in a global city.
• Sentosa’s beaches and coastline will be reimagined with a unique islet-hopping experience and new beach club concepts centred around sunrise and sunset views, incorporating coastal protection measures.
• Enhanced land, air, sea and waterfront links, including the envisioned Island Heart Transport Hub and new People Mover System, will improve access to and within Greater Sentosa.
• Roving ‘Your Island. Reimagined.’ Greater Sentosa exhibition invites Singaporeans to experience and help shape the future of Greater Sentosa.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) today unveiled the next chapter of the Greater Sentosa Master Plan (GSMP), a bold, long-term transformation that will integrate Sentosa with Brani and progressively expand Singapore’s island playground and sanctuary over the next two decades. This vision, along with landmark concepts, were shared for the first time at the opening of the Your Island. Reimagined. exhibition at VivoCity, inviting Singaporeans to experience and help shape the next chapter of an island that has been part of the nation’s shared memories for more than five decades.

Comprising Sentosa and the 120-hectare Brani, Greater Sentosa is expected to unlock new spaces for hotels, attractions and experiences while retaining the island’s charm and natural elements. When completed, Greater Sentosa is projected to attract twice as many visitors as it does today^[1].

“For more than five decades, Sentosa has welcomed generations of Singaporeans and visitors from around the world, growing into a place that holds precious memories for many and well-loved by all. It is, in many ways, a global Singapore brand,” said Thien Kwee Eng, Chief Executive Officer of Sentosa Development Corporation. “The GSMP is the greatest transformation in our history. We will stay true to the soul and identity of this island, while shaping the next generation of world-class experiences. Before any of it is built, we wanted to share this vision openly, invite Singaporeans to step inside it and shape it together.”

Anchored on the vision of Sentosa as Singapore’s “Island Playground and Sanctuary in a Global City”, the GSMP intends to bring together new iconic landmarks, reimagined beaches and coastlines, nature-centric growth, and enhanced connectivity to create more compelling reasons for Singaporeans and visitors to return across different times of the day and seasons of life.

This builds on SDC’s longstanding mandate to develop, manage and promote Sentosa as a leisure island destination for Singaporeans and visitors. Over the decades, Sentosa has grown into a well-loved playground, known for its beaches, attractions, resorts and lifestyle experiences, while remaining a nature-centric island at its heart. With the GSMP, SDC looks to enhance Singapore’s destination appeal and deepen the island’s sanctuary qualities by strengthening its nature, heritage, coastal and green spaces, so that Sentosa continues to be a place where visitors can play, gather, slow down and reconnect.

A bold, long-term transformation for a world-class island destination

The transformation will be implemented progressively, with developments expected to come on board from the early 2030s. This phased approach will allow SDC to unlock new visitor experiences across Greater Sentosa while continuing to evolve the island in line with changing leisure, lifestyle and tourism needs.

A key part of this pipeline is Brani West, intended to be one of the largest sites for attractions development under the GSMP. Engagements with potential partners are underway, supporting the broader ambition to introduce novel and refreshed experiences that strengthen Greater Sentosa’s appeal to both Singaporeans and international visitors.

New iconic landmarks to reinforce Sentosa’s destination appeal

With the GSMP, Sentosa’s destination appeal will be reinforced through new iconic landmarks that bring together play, nature, leisure and discovery. These include the Imbiah Canopy, a beacon and vantage point atop Mount Imbiah, that will house attractions, food and beverage, retail options, sheltered event spaces. A tree-top skywalk is planned to connect new nature-based experiences and trails, providing a comfortable walking experience to Siloso Beach.

This will be complemented by the planned Imbiah Lookout Walk, a sheltered elevated forest canopy walk that will connect Sensoryscape to Imbiah Lookout and provide access to surrounding Sentosa walking trails. New nature-based attractions will also encourage visitors to explore the secondary forests and heritage buildings at Mount Imbiah, with expanded nature and heritage trails planned in later phases to eventually connect to Southern Ridges on the mainland. Together with future plans to link forests across Brani, Serapong and Imbiah into a

continuous green network, Greater Sentosa’s ecological connectivity will be further strengthened, allowing guests to immerse in nature for restoration and well-being.

Along the beachfront, the Sensorium is envisioned as a new icon that will host a range of lifestyle and indoor attractions, including a multi-purpose venue for events and festival activations. Designed with green spaces to enhance thermal comfort and elevate the guest experience, the space will also reflect SDC’s commitment to sustainability.

Guests can also look forward to discovering more upcoming experiences at Resorts World Sentosa. These include the landmark Waterfront Lifestyle Development, scheduled for completion in 2030; and immersive SUPER NINTENDO WORLD^TM at Universal Studios Singapore.

Reimagined beaches and coastlines for new lifestyle experiences

Siloso, Palawan and Tanjong Beach will be rejuvenated alongside the introduction of coastal protection measures, creating new lifestyle developments and multi-use, day-to-night spaces for play, relaxation and community gatherings.

New experiences that play up Sentosa’s natural assets are also being explored, including coastal activities, beach clubs and a floating boardwalk connecting islets. An islet-hopping experience across the 3km stretch of Sentosa’s golden beaches will allow guests to explore islets across Sentosa’s beaches and discover the island’s waters and natural elements up close.

Concepts under study include beach club experiences positioned around scenic sunrise and sunset views, as well as treetop dining, turning the island’s well-loved beachfronts into more vibrant and flexible spaces for different occasions across the day and night.

Enhanced connectivity to and within Greater Sentosa

Connectivity to and within Greater Sentosa is expected to be transformed through enhanced links by land, air, sea and waterfront. The Island Heart Transport Hub is envisioned as a major gateway and key arrival point to Sentosa, linking Sentosa and Brani while providing a seamless way for Singaporeans and visitors to arrive, gather and continue their journey across the island.

A new People Mover System is intended to replace the existing Sentosa Express and provide a more seamless connection from the mainland to Island Heart and across the island, with increased carrying capacity to cater to anticipated growth in visitorship. Together with the Singapore Cable Car, water taxi connections under exploration, and additional waterfront links being studied, the journey to and around Greater Sentosa will become an experience itself for guests.

Balancing growth with sustainability and nature-centric planning

As Greater Sentosa grows, the GSMP will deepen Sentosa’s identity as a nature-centric destination by embedding sustainability, climate resilience, thermal comfort and ecological considerations into its long-term planning. Building on efforts such as Cooling Sentosa, future developments will take a more integrated approach, weaving together greenery, movement routes, green infrastructure and guest experiences to enhance thermal comfort, strengthen ecological connectivity and ensure new experiences are sensitively introduced within Sentosa’s natural setting.

Sensoryscape, the first completed milestone of the GSMP, offers an early example of this approach. Beyond serving as a 350m green connector between Resorts World Sentosa and the island’s beaches, it combines immersive gardens, universal design, all-weather and shaded features, digital experiences and ecological enhancements, including native plantings and a butterfly corridor, to show how infrastructure can support thermal comfort, create richer, more accessible and inclusive guest experiences, and strengthen biodiversity and visitor flow.

This integrated planning approach will guide future developments under the GSMP, with environmental studies and nature group engagements, both completed and planned, informing climate-resilient design, ecological connectivity and the sensitive integration of new experiences with Sentosa’s ridgelines, greenery, coastlines and heritage. Coastal protection measures will help build resilience against erosion and sea level rise while creating opportunities for new waterfront experiences, including coastal trails and an islet-hopping experience.

Public exhibition invites Singaporeans to experience and shape the future

The ‘Your Island. Reimagined.‘ Greater Sentosa exhibition brings the GSMP vision to life through interactive and immersive exhibits that invite visitors to co-create their vision for Greater Sentosa. Through quizzes, shared aspirations and an AI-enabled immersive experience, visitors can personalise a reimagined Greater Sentosa based on their inputs and the ongoing master plan study, exploring possibilities for future shorelines, beaches, ridgelines, waterfronts and purpose-of-visit attractions.

The exhibition features seven immersive zones that help visitors reconnect with Sentosa’s past, rediscover what it offers today and reimagine what it can become. These include zones on the island’s heritage, today’s offerings, future journeys, Island Heart, the ridgeline, expanded beaches and the living vision for Greater Sentosa.

After its flagship run at VivoCity from 3–5 July, the exhibition will travel to Our Tampines Hub from 22–27 July, Jurong Point from 19–23 August and Waterway Point in Punggol from 23–27 September, before returning to Sentosa in October. Admission is free at all locations, with exhibit-exclusive promotions for iconic Sentosa attractions and dining vouchers available for visitors.

For more information, visit https://www.sentosa.com.sg/greatersentosa.

High-resolution images can be downloaded from here. Photos are to be credited to Sentosa Development Corporation.

All visuals associated with the Greater Sentosa Master Plan are artist’s impressions for illustration purposes only and are subject to change.

END

About Sentosa

Sentosa, where discovery never ends, is Asia’s leading leisure destination and Singapore’s premier island resort getaway, located within 15 minutes from the central business and shopping districts. The island resort is managed by Sentosa Development Corporation, which works with various stakeholders in overseeing property investments, attractions development, and operation of the various leisure offerings and management of the residential precinct on the island.

The 500-hectare island resort is home to an exciting array of themed attractions, award-winning spa retreats, lush rainforests, golden sandy beaches, resort accommodations, world-renowned golf courses, a deep-water yachting marina and luxurious residences – making Sentosa a vibrant island resort for business and leisure. Sentosa is also home to Singapore’s first integrated resort, Resorts World Sentosa, which operates Southeast Asia’s first Universal Studios theme park.

Situated on the eastern end of Sentosa Island is Sentosa Cove, an exclusive waterfront residential enclave bustling with more than 2,000 homes, quayside restaurants, retail and specialty shops. The island is also proud to be home to Sentosa Golf Club and its two acclaimed golf courses, The Serapong and The Tanjong. Sentosa Golf Club has hosted a number of high-profile professional and amateur tournaments, including the Singapore Open and HSBC Women’s World Championship, welcoming international star players and world-class golf professionals from across the world.

Welcoming a growing number of local and international guests every year, Sentosa is an integral part of Singapore’s goal to be a global destination to work, live and play. For more information, please visit: www.sentosa.com.sg.

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About Sentosa Development Corporation

Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) was established on 1 September 1972 as a Statutory Board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. As a master planner, its charter since inception has been to oversee the development, management, marketing and promotion of the island of Sentosa as a resort destination for locals and tourists.

SDC wholly owns its subsidiaries Sentosa Cove Resort Management Pte Ltd and Sentosa Golf Club. SDC also owns the Singapore Cable Car Sky Network, managed by Mount Faber Leisure Group Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary which operates as an autonomous commercial arm.

As a testament to its commitment to sustainability, SDC has been conferred the Global Sustainable Tourism Council – For Destinations (GSTC-D) certificate, making Sentosa the first island destination in Asia to receive this accolade.

ANNEX A: THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE GREATER SENTOSA MASTER PLAN AT A GLANCE

The Greater Sentosa Master Plan (GSMP) is a bold, long-term transformation that will integrate Sentosa with Brani and progressively expand Singapore’s island playground and sanctuary over the next two decades. Spanning Sentosa and the 120-hectare Brani, Greater Sentosa is expected to unlock new spaces for hotels, attractions, lifestyle experiences, nature-based offerings and public engagement, with developments expected to come on board progressively from the early 2030s.

Key highlights

• New icons and attractions: Imbiah Canopy will form a new beacon and vantage point atop Mount Imbiah, with attractions, food and beverage, retail and sheltered event spaces, while Imbiah Lookout Walk will provide a sheltered elevated forest canopy connection from Sensoryscape to Imbiah Lookout and surrounding trails. Sensorium is envisioned as a new beachfront icon for lifestyle experiences, indoor attractions, events and festival activations, while Brani West is intended to be one of the largest sites for attractions development under the GSMP.

• Reimagined beaches and coastlines: Siloso, Palawan and Tanjong Beach will be rejuvenated alongside coastal protection measures, with new lifestyle developments, multi-use day-to-night spaces, beach club concepts centred around sunrise and sunset views, treetop dining and a floating boardwalk connecting islets.

• Nature-centric growth: Future development will be guided by an integrated planning approach that embeds sustainability, climate resilience, thermal comfort, guest experience, accessibility and ecological considerations into long-term planning. Building on efforts such as Cooling Sentosa, this approach will weave together shade, greenery, movement routes, green infrastructure and guest experiences to enhance thermal comfort, strengthen ecological connectivity and ensure new experiences are sensitively introduced within Sentosa’s natural setting, with Sensoryscape as an early example.

• Enhanced connectivity: Enhanced links by land, air, sea and waterfront will improve access to and within Greater Sentosa, including the envisioned Island Heart Transport Hub as a major gateway, a new People Mover System to replace the existing Sentosa Express, the Singapore Cable Car, water taxi connections under exploration and additional waterfront links being studied.

• Climate resilience and ecology: Environmental studies and nature group engagements, both completed and planned, will inform climate-resilient design, ecological connectivity and the sensitive integration of new experiences with Sentosa’s ridgelines, greenery, coastlines and heritage, while coastal protection measures will help build resilience against erosion and sea level rise.

Public engagement

Your Island. Reimagined. brings the GSMP vision to life through seven interactive and immersive zones that invite Singaporeans to experience and help shape the future of Greater Sentosa, from heritage and today’s offerings to future journeys, Island Heart, the ridgeline, expanded beaches and the living vision. The free roving exhibition opens at VivoCity from 3–5 July, before travelling to Our Tampines Hub, Jurong Point and Waterway Point, and returning to Sentosa in October.

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Elliott Management Sends Letter to Northern Star Resources Ltd Board of Directors

Reiterates Need for Substantial Board Enhancement, Comprehensive Strategic Review and Credible Operational Plan

Introduces Group of Highly Accomplished Independent Director Candidates for Northern Star Board

Full Letter and Materials Available at ElliottLetters.com/NST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Elliott Investment Management L.P. (“Elliott”), which manages funds that together hold an investment of approximately 5.6% in Northern Star Resources Ltd (“Northern Star” or the “Company”), today sent a letter to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Elliott believes that – after multiple years of execution and governance failures – the Company needs a substantially enhanced Board that is equipped to support the incoming Chief Executive and to oversee an objective, thorough strategic and operational review. In its letter, Elliott introduced a group of highly accomplished independent director candidates for Northern Star’s Board of Directors, each of whom would bring highly relevant and complementary skills and help restore market confidence in the Company:

• Susan Corlett – former Investment Director at mining private equity firm Pacific Road Capital and experienced ASX-listed company director;
• Mark Cutifani – former Chief Executive of Anglo American and CEO of AngloGold Ashanti;
• Paul Graves – former CEO of Arcadium Lithium and then head of Rio Tinto Lithium following 2025 acquisition;
• Mick McMullen – former CEO of Metals Acquisition Corp., Detour Gold and Stillwater Mining;
• Peter Rozenauers – former Managing Partner at Orion Resource Partners, where he oversaw global mining portfolios, and experienced ASX-listed company director;
• Graham Shuttleworth – former CFO of Barrick and CFO of Randgold Resources.

These director candidates would strengthen Northern Star’s Board, bringing experience across operations, finance, governance and technical disciplines. Over the past 15 years, Elliott has worked to add more than 150 directors to company boards, in almost every case by agreement. This is about fortifying Northern Star and its Board for the long term, and helping the Company fulfill the potential of its world-class mining assets and skilled workforce.

Elliott’s full perspectives on Northern Star and its unique value-creation opportunity can be accessed at ElliottLetters.com/NST.

The full text of the letter follows:

August 12, 2026

Board of Directors

Northern Star Resources Ltd

Level 4, 500 Hay Street

Subiaco WA 6008 Australia

Dear Members of the Board:

We write on behalf of Elliott Investment Management L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Elliott” or “we”), one of Northern Star Resources Ltd’s (“Northern Star” or the “Company”) largest investors, with an economic interest representing approximately 5.6% of the Company. The size of our investment reflects our conviction in the quality of Northern Star’s assets and our commitment to realizing their full potential.

We first communicated our views in early June. In its June 10 letter, the Board said it welcomed Elliott’s engagement, agreed with our suggestion to enhance the Board and offered to consider any Elliott-proposed director candidates. Since then, we have met with the Company to discuss the candidates named in this letter and were unable to agree on a path forward. We are writing again now, and publicly, to introduce this highly accomplished group of independent director candidates, so that all shareholders may weigh in. Any directors appointed would represent all of Northern Star’s shareholders, not only Elliott, and we believe their consideration should happen in the open.

From the outset, we have said that Northern Star needs a substantially enhanced Board that is fully equipped to support the incoming Chief Executive and to oversee an objective, thorough review that the market can trust. We have done the work to make that possible, assembling a purpose-built group of independent director candidates whose experience matches the decisions now before the Company. All are ready to help Northern Star realize its full potential.

To be clear, we do not seek to add any Elliott employees to the Board and do not seek control of the Board. Rather, we look forward to further discussing these candidates with the Company and to agreeing on a framework for substantial Board change. We have recruited a broad and complementary pool of candidates because we believe the scale of change required is significant. Each would join as an independent director, discharging their duties in the interests of all shareholders, and each is prepared to meet the Nomination Committee and complete the Company’s normal vetting process.

Northern Star has world-class mines and a skilled workforce operating in two of the top gold-mining jurisdictions. During a period of record gold prices, a company with assets of this caliber should be among its sector’s strongest performers. Yet over the past several years, Northern Star’s total shareholder return has severely lagged that of its peers. This gap is a reflection of execution and governance failures over this period, not the quality of the Company’s assets or the people who mine them. Since June, we have spoken with a number of Australian and international shareholders who share similar concerns and believe significant change is needed at Northern Star.

We Have Recruited a World-Class Pool of Independent Director Candidates

The candidates we have recruited have led Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Arcadium Lithium, Detour Gold and Stillwater Mining, and have served as chief financial officer of Barrick and Randgold Resources. They have operated large-scale gold mines across Australia, Africa and the Americas, and have executed major projects of the kind Northern Star now has before it. Several also bring highly relevant Australian governance experience, having served on the boards of Woodside Energy and multiple ASX-listed miners. Their names and backgrounds follow:

• Susan Corlett – Ms. Corlett sits on the boards of Iluka Resources, Aurelia Metals and Silex Systems, and was an Investment Director at mining private equity firm Pacific Road Capital from 2008 to 2017. She began her career as a geologist and brings particular insights into commercial, technical, strategic and capital allocation matters.
• Mark Cutifani – Mr. Cutifani led Anglo American as Chief Executive from 2013 to 2022 and AngloGold Ashanti as Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2013, after earlier senior operating roles at Vale Inco, Inco and Sons of Gwalia. He is currently an independent director of Woodside Energy Group and chairs the Global Tailings Management Institute, and until recently was Chair of Vale Base Metals. Mr. Cutifani has operated assets in Western Australia and played a key role in developing the Super Pit that now anchors Northern Star’s portfolio.
• Paul Graves – Mr. Graves led Livent and its successor, Arcadium Lithium – at the time the world’s third-largest lithium producer – from 2018 to 2025, and then Rio Tinto Lithium until 2026. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of FMC Corporation and a Partner and Global Head of Chemicals at Goldman Sachs, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
• Mick McMullen – Mr. McMullen was Chief Executive Officer of Metals Acquisition Corp. from 2021 to 2025, Detour Gold from 2019 to 2020 and Stillwater Mining from 2013 to 2017. He is currently Executive Chairman of REEcycle and Metals Acquisition Corp. II and has been a non-executive director of OceanaGold and Develop Global Limited.
• Peter Rozenauers – Mr. Rozenauers was most recently Operating Partner at leading investment firm Orion Resource Partners, having previously been a Managing Partner overseeing global mining portfolios. He is currently a non-executive director of NASDAQ-listed Uranium Royalty Corp. and previously served as a non-executive director of the ASX-listed miners Heron Resources, Blackham Resources and MacPhersons Resources and as Chair of Lynx Resources.
• Graham Shuttleworth – Mr. Shuttleworth was Chief Financial Officer of Barrick from 2019 to 2026, having joined through its merger with Randgold Resources, where he had been Chief Financial Officer and a director from 2007 to 2018. He earlier led metals and mining coverage for the Americas at HSBC and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

These director candidates would strengthen Northern Star’s Board, bringing skills and experience across operations, finance, governance and technical disciplines. We would prefer to reach agreement with the Board on adding a number of these directors, and on the right overall Board size to drive the changes required. We believe Northern Star and its shareholders are better served through collaboration than unilateral action by the Company. Over the past 15 years, Elliott has worked to add more than 150 directors to company boards, in almost every case by agreement. This is about fortifying Northern Star and its Board for the long term, and we hope you will embrace the support we offer.

The Path Forward

We believe that Elliott and the Board should share the same objective: a Northern Star whose share price reflects the quality of its assets. We remain open to constructive engagement with the Board and with Northern Star’s incoming Chair and Chief Executive, and we are committed to this Company’s success, as our sizable investment demonstrates. At the same time, we must ensure that the interests of Northern Star’s shareholders are properly represented.

A stronger Northern Star is better for everyone with an interest in it – for shareholders, for the Company’s workforce and the communities it supports, and for the Australians whose superannuation is invested in the Company. All stand to lose if underperformance is allowed to continue.

The opportunity before Northern Star is significant, and the path to achieving it is clear: a strengthened Board, and a comprehensive operating and strategic review to realize the full value of Northern Star’s assets. We remain open to working with you toward those ends, and to do so promptly.

Sincerely,

John Pike

Partner

Mark Cicirelli

Senior Portfolio Manager

Chris Singh

Portfolio Manager

About Elliott

Elliott Investment Management L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Elliott”) manages approximately $80.3 billion of assets as of June 30, 2026. Founded in 1977, it is one of the oldest funds under continuous management. The Elliott funds’ investors include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, high net worth individuals and families, and employees of the firm.

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Stephen Spruiell

Elliott Investment Management L.P.

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sspruiell@elliottmgmt.com

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Annabel Clunies-Ross

Hanbury Strategy

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Nexteer’s High Mount Direct Drive Actuator Unlocks Cockpit Design Freedom for Software-Defined Vehicles

Compact high-mount actuator architecture enables greater cockpit design flexibility, premium steering feel and scalable Steer-by-Wire integration for software-defined vehicles.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in advanced steering and motion control technologies, has introduced its High Mount Direct Drive Steer-by-Wire Hand-Wheel Actuator (HMDD). This compact actuator architecture helps OEMs rethink steering system packaging and cockpit design for software defined vehicles. By combining a high-mount motor location, direct-drive responsiveness and stationary hub, HMDD enables greater design freedom, premium steering feel and scalable integration across vehicle platforms. As OEMs move toward software-defined, electrified and increasingly flexible vehicle architectures, steering systems have an opportunity to evolve from fixed mechanical layouts to more adaptable, software-enabled motion control solutions.

Lightweight, Flexible and Adaptable Design

HMDD is the latest addition to Nexteer’s Direct Drive Hand-Wheel Actuator portfolio for Steer-by-Wire systems, which translate driver steering input into digital commands to the road wheels while delivering steering feel feedback to the driver. Alongside Nexteer’s low-mount option positioned under the dash, HMDD gives OEMs additional flexibility to select the actuator architecture that best supports their vehicle packaging, cockpit design and driver experience strategies.

By combining a compact high-mount architecture, direct-drive responsiveness and a stationary hub, HMDD creates new opportunities for automakers to reimagine the cockpit, including:

• Greater steering interface design flexibility, including center-hub control and display concepts, stowable or reconfigurable steering interfaces and expanded steering wheel placement options.
• Next-generation airbag integration, enabled by a stationary hub that removes the need for symmetrically designed driver airbags required for rotating systems.
• Mass reduction opportunities of up to 23 percent compared with legacy column-based architectures, depending on vehicle application and packaging requirements.
• Scalable integration across internal combustion, hybrid and electric vehicle platforms, with support for 12V and 48V electrical architectures and left- and right-hand-drive configurations.

Unlocking Motion Control for Software-Defined Vehicles

HMDD strengthens Nexteer’s SbW portfolio, which is part of the company’s broader Motion-by-Wire™ chassis control strategy, spanning steering, braking, rear-wheel steering and software-enabled motion control. When combined, these technologies enable coordinated motion control that advances safety, performance and efficiency beyond what mechanical systems alone can achieve.

“Nexteer’s HMDD gives OEMs a new way to rethink the cockpit and driver experience while enhancing the steering feel, packaging flexibility and safety-critical performance,” said Michael Hales, Executive Director, Research & Development, Nexteer Automotive. “As vehicles become more software-defined, technologies like HMDD help create a more flexible foundation for differentiated steering experiences and future vehicle architectures.”

For drivers, HMDD is designed to deliver a premium steering feel through smooth, direct torque response and adjustable modes that provide realistic road feedback and driver connection. Its direct-drive configuration and flexible software tuning can support future feature evolution through software including potential over-the-air updates as OEM software strategies advance.

For OEMs, Nexteer’s HMDD creates opportunities to standardize and scale SbW hardware while allowing brand differentiation through software-defined steering feel, cockpit experience and user features. This approach can help reduce part complexity, support faster development and create a more flexible foundation for future software-enabled vehicles.

Nexteer’s HMDD was recently named a finalist for the 2026 Automotive News PACE Pilot Award, recognizing its potential as a pre-commercial innovation with strong market relevance.

To learn more about Nexteer’s HMDD, visit Nexteer’s Steer-by-Wire webpage.

About Nexteer Automotive

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316) is a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our innovative portfolio supports by-wire chassis control, including electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering systems, steering columns and intermediate shafts, driveline systems, software solutions and brake-by-wire. Celebrating 120 years of automotive innovation in 2026, Nexteer builds on a strong legacy of engineering excellence while continuing to shape the future of mobility. The company solves motion control challenges across key industry shifts – including electrification, software/connectivity, ADAS/automated driving and shared mobility – for global and domestic OEMs around the world including BMW, Ford, GM, RNM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China including BYD, Xiaomi, ChangAn, Li Auto, Chery, Great Wall, Geely, Xpeng and others. www.nexteer.com

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Helfie AI Appoints Heavyweight Tech and Governance Leaders to its Board of Directors

Former Apple and Airbnb executive Patrick Gates and ex-Meta executive Sunita Parasuraman join as Non-Executive Directors, strengthening Helfie’s technology and governance.

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Helfie AI (“Helfie”), an AI-powered preventative network transforming global healthcare via mobile, today announced the appointment of Patrick Gates and Sunita Parasuraman as Non-Executive Directors.

Patrick Gates brings more than three decades of engineering and technology leadership, including 14 years at Apple, where he helped build iCloud, FaceTime, iMessage, and the iTunes Store. He later served as CTO of AI hardware startup Humane before joining Airbnb as Vice President and Technical Fellow, leading AI-driven product updates.

Sunita Parasuraman has over 25 years of industry experience including at Apple, Genentech, VMware, and Meta, where she spent 12 years, including as Global Head of Treasury, building its global treasury organisation and overseeing the reserve backing Meta’s Libra/Diem stablecoin initiative. She later became Meta’s Head of Investments and New Product Experimentation, and now serves on the boards of IREN Limited, The Baldwin Insurance Group, and BitGo Holdings.

Tony De Fougerolles, Chairman, Helfie AI says: “Patrick and Sunita join Helfie at an exciting time. Patrick has built infrastructure serving hundreds of millions at Apple and led AI transformation at global scale. Sunita has navigated technology, governance, and regulation at the highest levels. Together, they strengthen our Board and our mission to bring accessible preventative healthcare to everyone.”

Patrick Gates, Non-Executive Director, Helfie AI added: “Helfie is building something genuinely important. I’m excited to help the team navigate the infrastructure and scale challenges that come with building a global health network.”

Sunita Parasuraman, Non-Executive Director, Helfie AI said: “Helfie’s accessible, intelligent preventative health tools could improve living standards worldwide. I look forward to bringing my experience in technology governance and responsible scaling to Helfie’s growth.”

ABOUT HELFIE AI

Helfie AI is a global human health platform for early detection, proactive prevention, and optimised wellbeing for 8 billion+ humans. The science-backed, AI-powered platform provides 30+ instant and affordable health checks via smartphone, combined with powerful medical insights, data ownership, and universal access. Helfie AI works with governments and businesses worldwide to make preventative health accessible to everyone.

More details at www.helfie.ai

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