Hyundai Motor Group stepped up its software-defined vehicle (SDV) development strategy at the second HMG Developer Conference that was held on the 16th & 17th of November this year.
The event was conducted in both online/offline modes and hosted 70 R&D experts from Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation & various other startups sharing insights about the Group’s SDV system and deployment strategy along with software developers and graduate students. Any vehicle that manages its operations, adds functionality, and enables new features primarily or entirely through software, such as over-the-air vehicle software updates is an SDV.
On the first day of the conference at Hyundai Motorstudio, Goyang included presentations by Chang Song, President, and Head of the Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) Division; Woongjun Jang, Senior Vice President and Head of Autonomous Driving Center and other prominent people from the company. “It is important to provide an environment where developers can share their ideas and demonstrate their capabilities for a successful rollout of SDVs,” said President Song while the presentations were underway.
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On the second day of the event, the Group’s developers and participants took part in an online Q&A session to discuss various topics, such as autonomous driving, infotainment, data science, artificial intelligence (AI), car cloud, and electronics/body.
“We are seeing a lot of interest from software developers in the Group’s SDV development as a lot of people participated in this year’s conference, online and offline,” said President Song. “We will keep strengthening our software capabilities while creating a better culture and environment for developers moving forward.”