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Hyundai is showing off a wealth of future gadgetry at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, including a self-driving car, a smart home and even an Ioniq Scooter for 'last-mile journeys'.
The autonomous car in question is an Ioniq, with two examples navigating test routes around the Nevadan city as part of trials in urban environments, while visitors to CES can experience a driverless journey in a virtual reality simulator on the carmaker's show stand. Hyundai is particularly proud of the way it has hidden the LiDAR technology for the self-driving Ioniq behind its front bumper, rather than mounting it on the roof.
If you're going to have an autonomous machine, you might has well have a connected one. Hyundai played up its 'hyper-connected' intelligent cars, developed in conjunction with Cisco, which will help with the next generation of car-to-car (V2V) and car-to-everything (V2X) communications. That is a process that extends beyond the motor vehicle to a 'Smart House concept' called Mobility Vision, which seamlessly integrates a Hyundai into the daily lives of users.
A Health + Mobility concept sees a Hyundai which can monitor the health of its on-board human occupants, in order to 'better manage stress and associated consequences resulting from commuting', allowing drivers to switch modes to improve personal productivity or promote relaxation, while wearable exoskeletons could provide assisted mobility support beyond the reach of the car.
Meanwhile, the Ioniq family has spawned a new addition: the Scooter, a portable mobility device that allows you to continue your journey once you've parked the car up. It's lightweight, electrically powered and can be charged in the front door of an Ioniq Electric.
Anything else?
If you're more interested in Hyundai's current offerings, then an Ioniq Hybrid is also on display at CES, which features enhancements that further improve its fuel economy capabilities.