SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Genesis, the independent luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Co., has completed the development of ‘Face Connect,’ a new technology that uses facial recognition to open or lock vehicles and automatically cater to the driver’s needs. The cutting-edge technology, which will appear first on the Genesis’ GV60 SUV, recognizes the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it has launched a pilot project to deploy a robot to inspect safety at its factory, the first collaboration with U.S.-based startup Boston Dynamics. The automotive group said the factory safety service robot based on Boston Dynamic’s four-legged robot Spot went [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of automobiles edged up 4 percent in August from a year earlier on robust sales of premium models, such as electric cars, despite the global supply shortages of automotive chips, data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of automobiles reached 135,871 units in August, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will partner with solar firm OCI Solar Power and U.S.-based utility firm CPS Energy to recycle used electric vehicle batteries in the energy storage system (ESS). Hyundai Motor, the U.S. subsidiary of Korean solar firm OCI and CPS Energy signed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said it began accepting preorders on Tuesday for the upcoming mini SUV Casper ahead of its launch in South Korea later this month. Hyundai said it is accepting early orders only through its official online channel, the first such attempt by a Korean automaker, to reflect [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of high-end imported cars spiked nearly 66 percent in the first eight months of the year amid the popularity of big-ticket eco-friendly models among local motorists and a post-lockdown shopping spree, industry data showed Monday. A total of 45,042 imported vehicles with price tags of 100 million won [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Genesis, the independent luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Co., sold more than 100,000 sport utility vehicles (SUV) globally in just 1 1/2 years since its SUV market debut, thanks to brisk sales at home and in North America, data showed Sunday. Genesis’ SUV sales totaled 107,700 units from the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. robotics startup Boston Dynamics said Friday it will expand its partnership with South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group to integrate its robotics technologies in future mobility solutions and expand their applications in other industrial sectors. Boston Dynamics demonstrated its latest robotics technologies during an online media event after [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Group Korea said Thursday it will release an upgraded version of BMW Plus and MINI Plus, two apps used for after-sales services. The new apps will serve as BMW’s leading platform for contactless, digital after-sales services based on a new user interface that reflects the information users need [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it will apply the hydrogen fuel-cell system to all of its commercial vehicle models by 2028 as it seeks to gain a leading status in the hydrogen vehicle market. South Korea’s top automaker plans to release all of its new heavy-duty trucks, buses and [...]