Hyundai teams up with Pony.ai and Via for BotRide free ride-sharing pilot in California

Hyundai teams up with Pony.ai and Via for BotRide free ride-sharing pilot in California

Car maker Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, has unveiled BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads. Starting on 4 November, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing service to the local community of Irvine, California. Car maker Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, has unveiled BotRide, […]

Hyundai to promote its all-new 2020 Sonata at Music Midtown Festival with Live Nation’s AR experiences

Hyundai to promote its all-new 2020 Sonata at Music Midtown Festival with Live Nation’s AR experiences

On June 20, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Live Nation, a leading live entertainment company, unveiled a suite of customizable augmented reality products, unlocking more immersive ways for fans to connect with artists and brands at live music events across the globe. This September, at the 25th annual Music Midtown festival, Hyundai will […]

Hyundai unveils smartphone-based car key

Hyundai unveils smartphone-based car key

Hyundai has developed a smartphone-based digital key that can be used to unlock and start a car without a physical key or FOB. The feature will be built into new Hyundai and Kia vehicles starting later in 2019. The digital key app can be downloaded to a smartphone, and near-field communication (NFC) technology detects the […]

Vertical video ads are coming to YouTube

Vertical video ads are coming to YouTube

YouTube is embracing vertical video ads to let brands “provide a more seamless mobile experience” for viewers, it revealed at DMEXCO on September 12 where it also revealed plans to sell advertisers video ads based on users’ personalised home feeds. Advertisers can now snap up slots that fill up a users’ screen when they’re viewing […]

Hyundai is investing in Grab, one of Uber’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia

Hyundai is investing in Grab, one of Uber’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia

Hyundai Motor has invested in Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab, on of Uber’s biggest ride-hailing rival in Southeast Asia, as the South Korean automaker looks to expand beyond its traditional business of producing and selling vehicles. Grab did not disclose the value of Hyundai’s investment. Hyundai joined other investors, including Didi Chuxing, SoftBank and Toyota Tsusho (Toyota’s […]

A Giant New Billboard in London Knows What Car You Drive, and Even How You’re Feeling

A Giant New Billboard in London Knows What Car You Drive, and Even How You’re Feeling

A big and flashy new billboard in London’s Piccadilly Circus is joining the trend of targeting individual passersby, both pedestrians and drivers, and then serving ads to them. The digital LED screen, about 2,600 square feet in size and divisible into six ads, will feature about some 11 million pixels, Wired U.K. reports, and is the largest […]

Hyundai Launches New All-in-One Owner’s App To Enhance Customer Experience

Hyundai Launches New All-in-One Owner’s App To Enhance Customer Experience

MyHyundai App Offers Convenient Vehicle Management for Owners on the Go. Hyundai is debuting a new mobile app for owners called MyHyundai with Blue Link. The new app integrates services currently available in the previously separate Blue Link and Car Care mobile apps. This MyHyundai app makes it even easier for customers to access Blue […]