Hyundai develops performance adjustment technology with smartphone app

By Lim Chang-won Posted : April 22, 2019, 09:53 Updated : April 22, 2019, 09:53
 

[Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group]


SEOUL -- In what was touted as an "industry-first" innovation, users of new electric cars developed by South Korea's Hyundai auto group will be able to customize primary functions through a smartphone application. User custom settings could be shared online while customer information will be protected by blockchain technology.

Drivers can use the "smartphone-electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology" to adjust seven performance features -- maximum torque output, ignition, acceleration and deceleration abilities, regenerative braking capacity, maximum speed limit, responsiveness, and energy use on climate control, the auto group said in a statement on Monday.

Drivers can use custom settings in any electric vehicles by downloading their profile from the server, and the application provides optimized settings for a designated destination by analyzing the remaining distance and electric energy requirement, the group said.

"It can also accommodate sportier driving by recommending tailored performance settings," Hyundai said, adding the new technology allows users to share customization settings online, try out other users’ custom settings, and apply recommended settings based on the condition of roads.

In uploading and sharing custom settings, the group said the system encrypts major performance parameters in a blockchain network by creating new data blocks and stores them in the distributed data storage system to block unauthorized manipulation.

Zero-emission vehicles offer unique freedom to modify a drive experience because altering performance doesn’t change the carbon footprint. "By developing paradigm-shifting mobility technology like this one, we will continue to strive to improve user experience for electric vehicles customized to individual preferences," Hyundai's research fellow Eo Jeong-soo was quoted as saying.

 

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