Hyundai, Kia plan to connect IoT with cars

Korea’s two leading automakers are planning to make Internet of Things (IoT) technologies central to their future cars.

Hyundai Motor and sister company Kia Motors on Tuesday named the creation of the “Hyper-connected & Intelligent Car” as their main focus and announced a series of strategies to boost the next-generation smart car market.

One of the benefits of an IoT-enabled car is that it allows customers to do most of their daily tasks on the road by serving as a hub that wirelessly connects to the driver’s house, office and even city of residence, the automakers explained.