Hyundai Too Kias Volition Shift, Brake Less Cheers To Big Data

Hyundai Motor Group is harnessing the ability of big information to rid the Blue Planet of needless gear shifting. Called Information as well as Communication Technology (ICT) Connected Shift System, it volition predictively shift gears afterwards identifying route as well as traffic weather condition ahead.

Currently, gearboxes shift gears depending on a driver’s preference (or inwards the instance of Rolls-Royce, GPS information every bit well). However, Hyundai’s organisation volition survive the kickoff to take in route as well as traffic weather condition every bit well.

The ICT Connected Shift System uses intelligent software inwards the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) that collects as well as interprets real-time input from technologies such every bit the GPS navigation every bit good every bit the car’s ain cameras as well as radar. The 3D navigation input includes elevation, gradient, curvature, as well as a multifariousness of route events every bit good every bit electrical current traffic conditions. Radar detects the speed as well as distance betwixt the vehicle as well as others, as well as a forward-looking photographic tv set camera provides lane information.

Using all of these inputs, the TCU predicts the optimal shift scenario for real-time driving situations as well as volition shift the gears accordingly. For example, when a relatively long tiresome downwardly is expected as well as radar detects no speed irregularities amongst the auto ahead, the transmission clutch temporarily switches to neutral trend to amend fuel efficiency.

When Hyundai as well as Kia tested a vehicle amongst an ICT Connected Shift System on a heavily curved road, the frequency of shifts inwards cornering was reduced past times about 43 per centum compared to vehicles without the system. Accordingly, the organisation too reduced the frequency of brake functioning past times about eleven percent, thereby minimizing driving fatigue as well as brake wear.

When rapid acceleration was required to motility into a highway, the driving trend automatically switched to Sport Mode at the merge, making it easier to bring together the traffic flow. After merging amongst traffic, the vehicle automatically returned to its master copy driving mode, enabling security as well as efficient driving.

In addition, the engine brakes were automatically applied upon unloosen of the accelerator pedal past times determining speed bumps, downhill slopes, as well as place of the speed boundary modify on the road. The changes inwards distance from the forepart auto were detected past times the forepart radar to arrange appropriate transmission gear automatically, which improved driving quality.

Hyundai as well as Kia are too planning to farther educate the ICT Connected Shift System that tin hand the sack communicate amongst traffic signals based on LTE or 5G communication to farther refine gear-shift control.

Plans are already underway to deploy them inwards futurity Hyundai as well as Kia models, as well as the companionship filed about twoscore major patents both inwards Republic of Korea as well as abroad.