Hyundai partners with Cisco to develop connected car

Hyundai Motor Company announced a collaboration with Cisco to develop connected car technology. Hyundai will initially focus on the next generation of in-vehicle networks at the core of connected car technology, optimizing the transmission and reception of data within the vehicle. The technology will not only transmit and receive data faster, but also allow each subsystem inside the vehicle to communicate more effectively, the company said. 

Hyundai Motor and Cisco will collaborate to create a testing environment for vehicle simulation with a Korean start-up. The companies will cooperate on basic research to thoroughly analyze the flow of data and verify new technologies for connected cars. Moreover, Hyundai Motor will invest in cloud, big data analytics and connected car security technologies, with "huge" investment in research and development. 

Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Euisun Chung and Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins paid a visit to the start-up that created the simulation testing environment for the connected car project in order to discuss the advancement in the research. Hyundai Motor recently outlined its Connected Car Roadmap, introducing four main service fields as part of its “Hyper-connected Intelligent Cars” concept. The mid- to long- term development focus includes smart remote maintenance service, autonomous driving, smart traffic, and connectivity Mobility Hub.