- Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates for all HMG models by 2025
- New EV platforms to accelerate SDV transformation
- 18 trillion won (~RM 59 billion) investment by 2030 in Global Software Center and R&D HQ
- New systems will run on internally-developed operating system called ccOS
Motor Group (HMG) has announced a new global strategy to transform all vehicles to what the company calls Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) by 2025.
Basically, all cars under the group (Hyundai, , Genesis, and Ioniq) will be akin to smartphones with larger-than-ever emphasis on software and hardware.
By 2030, the company plans to invest 18 trillion won (about RM 59 billion) in resources, including the establishment of a new Global Software Center to bolster its software capabilities and accelerate SDV development.
HMG says that the company will ensure all models, including those already purchased, remain up to date. This will enable vehicle functions, including safety, convenience, connectivity, security, and driving performance, to be updated via Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates.
This service was introduced by HMG in 2021 with models like the Genesis G90 and 5, and will expand from 2023 across vehicle models in global market regions in over 40 countries. The company says by 2025, all HMG vehicles will be equipped to receive OTA software updates.
Two new EV platforms, eM, and eS, will be introduced in 2025. The new EV platforms will be created under HMG’s Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA) system.
The eM platform is a passenger dedicated-EV platform and is being developed to support SAE Level 3 or higher autonomous driving technology and OTA software update features.
The eS platform, on the other hand, will be developed as an EV ‘skateboard’ exclusively for Purpose Built Vehicles (PBVs), with a fully flexible structure to meet business-to-business (B2B) demands, and provide tailor-made solutions for companies operating in the delivery, logistics, and car-hailing sectors.
The IMA will facilitate the standardisation and modularisation of key EV components. The company also mentions vehicle controller integration, which in short, means reduced development complexity and simplified software update processes.
All functions will run via the company’s own operating system called Connected Car Operating System (ccOS), developed in collaboration with Nvidia. The Nvidia Drive platform will become the backbone for functions like infotainment and ADAS.
Speaking of ADAS, the company says that the Genesis G90 will receive the Highway Driving Pilot feature which is classified as Level 3 autonomous driving.
“Today, Hyundai Motor Group has revealed the technology concepts, strategies, and future scenarios related to software-defined vehicles that will underpin the core of future mobility,” said Chung Kook Park, President and Head of R&D Division, Hyundai Motor Group.
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