[ad_1] At CES 2019 Hyundai showed off something straight out of a sci-fi movie: the Elevate Ultimate Mobility Vehicle. With each wheel attached to an extendable “leg” attached to each wheel, the concept could crawl over obstacles or pick up disabled passengers by lifting itself over steps to reach their front door. Now Hyundai has […]
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Hyundai’s next electric race car hints at the future of sporty road-going EVs
[ad_1] Hyundai’s electric sports car ambitions didn’t end with a spruced-up Veloster. The automaker has unveiled an RM20e Racing Midship Sports Car that not only promises to boost its motorsport plans, but reflects the “next generation” of N performance cars — it’s billed as the company’s first “high-performance” electric sports car of any kind. It’s […]
Hyundai launches the Ioniq brand dedicated to EVs
[ad_1] The Ioniq 5 will thus be a crossover (shown above, at right) and based on Hyundai’s angular Frankfurt Motor Show concept, the retro-styled, Pony-inspired 45 EV. As Autoblog pointed out, the Ioniq 5 may have already been seen in testing, and while heavily camouflaged, it bears only a passing resemblance to the concept vehicle. […]
Hyundai recalls 2020 Sonata and Nexo over remote smart parking glitch
[ad_1] The automaker initially discovered the flaw in South Korea in March, when a car refused to stop. A spokespersoni told Consumer Reports the issue was “extremely rare” and required investigation to determine if a recall was necessary. No one was hurt, Hyundai said. Hyundai’s recall comes months after concerns about the safety of Tesla’s […]
Hyundai’s slippery Prophecy concept EV is controlled by joysticks
[ad_1] The wheels are pushed well to the corners to maximize space in the interior, which has plenty of the tech you’d expect in a concept EV. Joysticks are used to control it in place of a steering wheel and have buttons that let the driver access various functions. It’s also got a pillar-to-pillar display […]
Hyundai will make cheap EVs based on Canoo’s subscription pods
[ad_1] The partnership focuses on Canoo’s (relatively) unique skateboard design, which utilizes a pared-back approach to EV building. Each component serves multiple purposes, meaning the platform is smaller and lighter than traditional EV platforms, which means lower prices. The skateboard base is a self-contained unit that can be paired with any cabin design, although the […]
Watch Hyundai’s CES 2020 press conference in seven minutes
[ad_1] Hyundai made good on its promise to show off its flying car concept at CES, but its press conference demonstrated exactly how it envisages integrating such a vehicle into everyday life. In what it calls “liberation from gridlock” and the “democratization of flight,” Hyundai once again pointed at Uber as a vital ally in […]
Hyundai will show off a flying car concept at CES
[ad_1] Beyond the image you see above of a futuristic San Francisco skyline, Hyundai didn’t provide a lot of information about its flying vehicle. The one detail we have is that all three concepts will work in tandem with one another to move people through congested cities. We’ll have to see if the concept pans […]
Hackers targeted BMW, Hyundai in hunt for trade secrets
[ad_1] BMW declined to comment on the specific case, saying instead that it had “structures and processes” that both limited external hacking attempts and would let it quickly spot and recover from intrusions. Hyundai hasn’t responded to requests for comment so far. The culprits may have been easy to identify, though. OceanLotus (aka APT32 or […]
Hyundai will offer free self-driving rides in Irvine, California
[ad_1] The project isn’t meant to research the technology so much as it is the people using it — this will “study consumer behavior” when interacting with autonomous services, Hyundai’s Christopher Chang said. In other words, the automaker will use BotRide to shape its self-driving cars and services around real-world experiences, not just theoretical scenarios. […]