- Hyundai Motor Group begins partnership with Google Maps Platform to deliver an enhanced navigation expertise to its automobiles, along with beforehand introduced adoption oftheAndroid Automotive Working System
- The partnership brings Google Maps Platform’s in depth details about 250 million locations around the globe to Hyundai Motor Group automobiles, starting with Kia passenger automobiles in North America.
- The continued partnership goals to strengthen the Group’s software program capabilities and speed up the event of software-defined automobiles (SDV)
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is increasing its partnership with Google to ship next-generation navigation and infotainment experiences. Drivers of latest Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis automobiles will quickly get entry to contemporary details about 250 million locations around the globe from Google Maps Platform – along with the comfort of the Android Automotive Working System – proper of their automobiles.
By integrating Google Maps Platform’s Locations API (Software Programming Interface), the Group will improve navigation accuracy utilizing Google Maps’ huge details about locations, which incorporates contemporary element about enterprise hours, contact info, scores, critiques and extra. Kia drivers in North America would be the first to expertise these enhancements, with subsequent expansions to Hyundai, Kia and Genesis fashions globally.
Chang Tune, President and Head of Hyundai Motor Group’s Superior Automobile Platform (AVP) Division mentioned, “Hyundai Motor Group is growing applied sciences within the subject of SDV and mobility to supply customer-centered values. Our partnership with Google, who helps folks discover quite a lot of helpful info around the globe, will function a possibility for Hyundai Motor Group, broadening our protection of know-how within the mobility market and offering better values to prospects.”
Talking on the collaboration, Jorgen Behrens, Vice President and Normal Supervisor of Google Maps Automotive mentioned: “Daily, we make over 100 million updates in Google Maps to assist folks discover contemporary and complete details about the place to go and the way to get there. By integrating our in depth database of locations into Hyundai Motor Group automobiles by means of the Locations API, we’re empowering drivers with the information they should navigate confidently – and we stay up for working with Hyundai Motor Group to deliver extra innovation to the fleet sooner or later.”
The Group has additionally adopted Google’s Android Automotive Working System (AAOS) to additional broaden its software program ecosystem. By doing so, it expects to safe an revolutionary edge within the software-defined car (SDV) know-how area and lead the long run mobility market.
As a part of ongoing efforts to ship future mobility capabilities and AI to its automobiles, the Group will proceed exploring extra methods to innovate and driving expertise in partnership with Google.
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