Hyundai Motor to debut two new EV platforms and autonomous driving tech

The Hyundai Motor Group – comprising Hyundai, Kia and Genesis – has announced two new electric vehicle platforms set to debut in 2025.

An evolution of the current E-GMP platform, the new architectures – eM for passenger vehicles and eS for ‘purpose-built vehicles’ – will include modular components that can receive performance and functionality improvements remotely.

In a similar fashion to Tesla, the Hyundai Motor Group says this will allow for a unified hardware and software platform across its EV line-up, possible through its new Connected Car Operating System (ccOS).

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As detailed here, the electric vehicles will run Hyundai Motor’s new infotainment suite, which has been developed with technology company Nvidia.

Internal-combustion vehicles and E-GMP-based electric cars, such as the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 7 and Kia EV9 large SUVs, will also run ccOS and support over-the-air updates by 2025.

With an integrated modular architecture, the eM and eS platforms will support a reduced number of controllers, allowing for software upgrades to improve vehicle performance and functionality.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6

In addition, standardised electric vehicle components – including the high-voltage battery and electric motors – will allow the Hyundai Motor Group to expand its battery-powered line-up more efficiently.

It claims the eM platform will provide a 50 per cent improvement in driving range compared to the vehicles on the E-GMP platform currently found underneath the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Kia EV6 and Genesis GV60.

The first vehicles underpinned by the next-generation eM and eS architectures will launch in 2025, with eM designed to support “Level 3 or higher” autonomous driving technology.

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Genesis G90

In the meantime, the company will debut level three Highway Driving Assist and automated self-parking on the Genesis G90 and Kia EV9 in 2023, based on second-generation self-driving controllers.

Hyundai Motor said its upcoming third-generation self-driving system will allow for faster computations.

Meanwhile, the eS platform is intended for ‘purpose-built’ applications with a flexible structure to “meet B2B demands, and provide tailor-made solutions for companies operating in the delivery, logistics, and car-hailing sectors.”

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Kia EV6

“The electrical and electronic architecture can be thought of as an organically connected structure that improves the function of a vehicle’s electrical device components,” said Hyung Ki Ahn, vice president of Hyundai Motor Group’s electronics development group.

The shift to ‘software-defined vehicles’ will see the Hyundai Motor Group invest 18 trillion won (AU$20 billion) into its R&D headquarters by 2030, including a new global software centre.

Genesis has announced it will move to an all-electric line-up by 2030.