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Hyundai Motor’s “Mobility Vision” concept will connect autonomous cars to living
and working environments. Signaling the start of a new era, Hyundai Motor’s Smart
House technology blurs the line between mobility, living and working space,
integrating the car into the daily lives of users.
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tinational technology conglomerate
Cisco. This partnership will create
a platform optimized for connected
cars, which will help enable two-way
communication both internally between
the car’s system and externally
with road infrastructure, other vehicles,
Internet of Things devices, and
the cloud. Additionally, the platform
seamlessly integrates the car into the
daily lives of users, blurring the line
between mobility and customers’ living
and working spaces.
With regards to connected and automated
vehicles, I should stress that
the automotive industry will need
to work very closely with telecom
operators. These are the companies
that will provide the necessary communications
infrastructure, network
coverage and bandwidth for millions
of cars. We will also require the supprovide
greater convenience, comfort
and enjoyment when driving
our cars.
‹F.›: A great concept. How will this
become reality?
‹Dr. Yang›: To enable us to meet
our objective of creating hyper-connected,
intelligent automobiles that
boast the safest and most advanced
self-driving systems on the market,
we are collaborating with the mul-
‹F.›: Drivers and cars become increasingly
connected to each other.
Especially in terms of self-driving
technologies, connectivity is an
essential factor. How does Hyundai
address this urge for connectivity?
‹Dr. Woon Chul Yang›: To answer to
the needs of a new generation of customers,
I believe we need to invest in
connected cars and hyper-connected
car platforms. Our Connected Car
Platform combines intelligent automotive
and IT technologies. It will