Releases

SEOUL, May 20, 2020 – Hyundai Motor began development of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) technology over 20 years ago, with the establishment of a dedicated research team in 1998.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 20, 2020 – Hyundai Motor America has announced pricing for the 2020 Sonata Hybrid, starting at $27,750 for the extremely fuel efficient Sonata Hybrid Blue and $35,300 for the new range-topping Sonata Hybrid Limited. At $27,750, shoppers will discover the 2020 Sonata Hybrid Blue achieves a segment-leading EPA...

SEOUL, March 30, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Group’s latest exoskeleton wearable robot, Vest Exoskeleton (VEX), has won the Product Design category (Innovative Product field) at the Red Dot Design Awards, the prestigious international design competition, now in its 60th year.

DUBLIN / SEOUL / BOSTON, March 26, 2020 – Aptiv (NYSE: APTV) and Hyundai Motor Group are pleased to announce they have completed the formation of their 50/50 autonomous driving joint venture aimed at advancing the companies’ shared vision of making mobility more safe, green, connected, and accessible.

SEOUL, February 19, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation announced today that they have developed the world’s first predictive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Connected Shift System, enabling the vehicle to automatically shift to the optimal gear after identifying the road and traffic conditions ahead....

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 10, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company today announced the expansion of its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its support of the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program. Hyundai’s commitment aims to increase technical collaboration to better understand challenges and to collect and publish independently...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 – Hyundai Motor America has announced prices for the eco-friendly 2020 IONIQ Electric car. The redesigned 2020 IONIQ Electric delivers 170 miles of range, technology and advanced standard safety features at a starting price of $33,045 for the well-equipped SE model.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 27, 2020 – The all-new 2020 Hyundai Sonata has been awarded the 2020 Best Auto Tech Award by Kelley Blue Book – a recognition designed to help car shoppers identify the models with the best use of in-car technology at a good price. The award honors the vehicles with the most advanced infotainment, convenience...

SEOUL, JANUARY 23, 2020 – Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a new brand campaign video, “2nd First Steps,” sharing a story of Korean para-athlete and archer Jun-beom Park taking his second first steps toward his parents, aided by Hyundai Motor’s wearable robotics technology.

Las Vegas, January 8, 2020 – At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Hyundai, Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Division- the leader in high-precision GPS technology, Valeo, the world number one in driving assistance systems, and a major mobile network operator will present a new technology capable of pinpointing a vehicle’s exact location while on...

SEOUL, December 18, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have debuted a new virtual reality (VR) design evaluation system at the brands’ global design headquarters. The new system, introduced to the Namyang Research and Development Center in South Korea, demonstrates a heightened focus on enhancing vehicle development...

SEOUL, Nov. 12, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group today announced the development of the world’s first Road Noise Active Noise Control (RANC) system. The first-ever system dramatically reduces noise within the cabin of a vehicle.

SEOUL, Nov. 11, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Company successfully conducted the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks on the Yeoju Smart Highway replicating real-world traffic conditions.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. 7, 2019 – Hyundai Motor America has announced prices for the all-new 2020 Sonata. The completely redesigned 2020 Sonata delivers enhanced fuel efficiency, technology and advanced standard safety features at a starting price of $23,400 for the well-equipped SE model. The value-driven SEL model starts at $25,500 and the...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., – November 6, 2019 – Hyundai released pricing for its all-new entry-level SUV, the Hyundai Venue. The 2020 Venue is packed with a host of premium driver safety and convenience technologies and is the perfect fit for those seeking a seamless combination of style, versatility and affordability. Venue will be available...

SEOUL, October 29, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Company announced key investments into three hydrogen companies – Impact Coatings, H2Pro and GRZ Technologies – to strengthen its leadership position in the global hydrogen fuel cell ecosystem.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2019 – Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, today unveiled BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads. Starting on November 4, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing service to the local community of Irvine, California.

SEOUL, Oct. 20, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Group announced the development of the world’s first Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML), a technology that incorporates the driver’s patterns into its self-driving behavior, creating a custom experience for the driver.

MENLO PARK, Calif., October 4, 2019 - Hyundai CRADLE, Hyundai Motor Company’s corporate venturing and open innovation business, today announced it is investing in Netradyne, a U.S. based intelligent technology company specializing in fleet safety management software. The partnership supports further development of Level 3+ Advanced Driver...

COLUMBUS, Ind. / SEOUL, Korea, September 27, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Company and Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), announced today that the two global powertrain leaders have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly evaluate opportunities to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains.

Niedergösgen, September 25, 2019 – Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HHM), the joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and H2 Energy, forged a partnership with Hydrospider, a joint venture of H2Energy, Alpiq and Linde to promote green hydrogen ecosystem in Switzerland and European countries in the upcoming future.

SEOUL / DUBLIN / BOSTON, September 23, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv announced today that they will be forming an autonomous driving joint venture.

SEOUL, September 3, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Group has developed new Vest EXoskeleton (VEX), a wearable robot created to assist industrial workers who spend long hours working in overhead environments.

SEOUL, Aug. 26, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group announced today the opening of the Hyundai Hydrogen World -- an exhibition hall dedicated to the fuel-cell electric vehicle, related technologies and energy -- and illuminated the way forward for the world’s sustainable mobility.

ALZENAU, August 6, 2019 – Hyundai Motorsport has begun work on its first ever electric race car in an exciting new project that will herald a new motorsport era for the company.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 31, 2019 – Hyundai Motor America, a strong advocate for standardizing effective safety technologies, praises the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Congress, Consumer Reports and the automotive industry for working together to make rear seat reminder systems standard features on new vehicles...

SEOUL, July 18, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Active Shift Control (ASC) transmission technology. The innovation optimizes transmission efficiency by monitoring gear shifts 500 times per second, precisely adjusting the transmission rotation speed to for faster shift times. The new technology will premiere in the...

SEOUL, July 9, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has begun a series of sweeping changes to its R&D organizations and development processes, enabling greater responsiveness to the changing future mobility technology landscape.

SEOUL, July 2, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Continuously Variable Valve Duration (CVVD) technology to feature in future Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The innovation was revealed at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang on Wednesday alongside the Smartstream G1.6 T-GDi the first engine to feature the technology.

SEOUL, June 26, 2019 – Hyundai Motor Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). The MOU provides a framework to accelerate expansion of a hydrogen ecosystem in the Korean and Saudi Arabian markets, and to explore the use of advanced non-metallic materials in various fields including the...

SEOUL/PALO ALTO, June 13, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Aurora Innovation Inc. today announced that Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have invested in Aurora to accelerate development of autonomous vehicle technologies.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., – June 11, 2019 – Hyundai has released pricing for its new premium flagship three-row Palisade SUV. The 2020 Palisade rides on an all-new SUV chassis with exceptional second- and third-row roominess coupled with generous cargo area and reconfiguration flexibility. The Palisade is produced in Ulsan, Korea and will be...

SEOUL, May 15, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Group developed an intelligent ‘Smart Air Purification system’ that monitors interior air quality to automatically filter the air inside a car. The innovation builds on the Group’s prior work to enhance in-car air quality by introducing a new automated monitoring system, which continually checks...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 7, 2019 – To make it easier than ever to control a Hyundai vehicle remotely through the Google Assistant, Google is previewing enhanced remote vehicle controls with Hyundai’s Blue Link at Google I/O (May 7-9, 2019). Using an Assistant-enabled smart speaker, Smart Display or Android or iOS phone, Hyundai owners...

SEOUL, April. 22, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Group announced development of ‘smartphone-electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology,’ which allows users to customize primary functions through a smartphone application – an industry-first innovation.

Continuing to promote the latest advances in technology, the new Sonata supports Hyundai Digital Key via a dedicated smartphone app. Hyundai Digital Key utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which exhibits a high level of security. The NFC wireless data communication takes place only when the device and the reader are within...

Hyundai Motor Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local energy firms Korea East-West Power (EWP) and Deokyang to generate electricity from hydrogen.

NEW YORK, USA, CAMBRIDGE, UK, April 9, 2019 – Mobile-device and application-security technology company Trustonic announced today that Hyundai Motor America will demonstrate its new Digital Key app, secured by Trustonic Application Protection, at the New York International Auto Show 2019. The Digital Key will launch with the all-new 2020...

SEOUL, April. 5, 2019 — Hyundai Motor Company has officially opened its Hyundai CRADLE Berlin office in Germany establishing its third CRADLE office worldwide, with additional bases in Silicon Valley (USA) and Tel Aviv (Israel).

SEOUL, Mar. 11, 2019 – Hyundai Motor announced that the new generation Sonata, scheduled to go on sale later this month, will also be available with the Bose Premium sound system created by Hyundai and Bose engineers to provide an exceptional audio experience to customers.