Hyundai and Kia: Samsung as a service partner
FUTURE Hyundai and Kia have signed a car-to-home and home-to-car service partnership with Samsung Electronics to improve connectivity between car and home in a more user-friendly way.
The new partnership between the three Korean brands will enable customers to operate household appliances using touch and voice commands via their vehicles' infotainment systems. Conversely, they will be able to remotely control various vehicle functions via AI speakers, televisions and smartphone apps. To this end, Hyundai and Kia's connected car services will be linked to Samsung's Smart Things platform for the internet.
Home and Away mode
For example, the user can activate Home Mode from the car on the way home from work and switch on the air conditioning, start the robot vacuum or switch on the lights. Conversely, they can activate Away Mode before leaving the house and switch off the lights or start the robot vacuum cleaner and pre-temper the vehicle by remote control.
Home Energy Management
In addition to touchscreen and voice commands, location-based automatic operation is offered to provide customers with a more convenient service. Furthermore, owners of electric vehicles can use the home energy management service integrated into Smart Things to check the energy consumption of their home and vehicle and set the best charging times. The service will also be made available for existing vehicles via over-the-air and USB-based updates.
