Hyundai Showcases Worlds First Self-driven Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Summary
The demonstration started in Seoul on Feb. 2 with the CRUISE and SET buttons being pressed on the autonomous-driving steering wheel of each vehicle, at which point the cars immediately switched to self-driving mode and began the 190 km journey to Pyeongchang.Building on the successful demonstration of Hyundais vehicles which drove autonomously in Las Vegas during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early last year, these cars featured a number of advanced technologies that enabled them to recognize surrounding vehicles more accurately and make better judgments at junctions and at branching roads, navigate through toll gates by accurately calculating the toll gates width and position, and precisely pinpoint the vehicles position on a map by using external sensors fitted for situations when the GPS signal was interrupted, such as going through long underground tunnels."Wellness Care" can monitor health information of passengers seated in the rear of the vehicle, such as their stress level, heart rate, and mood state.Lastly, users can receive real-time traffic information notifications, supported by multiple languages, including Korean, English and Chinese.The company leads the Hyundai Motor Group, an innovative business structure capable of circulating resources from molten iron to finished cars.