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Hyundai introduces In-Vehicle Payment Service on 2024 Kona
Hyundai Motor America is bringing in-vehicle payments to customers with the introduction of Hyundai Pay. The Hyundai Pay system allows customers to find and pay for things with their vehicle’s touchscreen using securely stored credit card information. Hyundai has partnered with Parkopedia to launch Hyundai Pay’s first service, a new parking payment system. This system enables…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Paedophiles using AI technology to create life-like child porn
Image: BBC Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create and sell life-like child sexual abuse material, the BBC has found. Some are accessing the images by paying subscriptions to accounts on mainstream content-sharing sites such as Patreon. Patreon said it had a "zero tolerance" policy about such imagery on…
Kia EV6 crowned New Car of the Year at Auto Trader awards
The Kia EV6 has been crowned the UK’s New Car of the Year 2023, according to a consumer vote of 220,000 car owners at the seventh annual Auto Trader New Car Awards. With climate concerns high on the world stage and in the public’s consciousness, electric vehicles (EV) dominated the Awards once again in 2023,…
Hyundai and Vodafone Business expand IoT partnership
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and Vodafone Business have announced a multi-year extension of their existing strategic partnership to provide customers with advanced in-car connected streaming and infotainment services in more than 40 countries across Europe. Under the partnership extension, Vodafone Business will bring its Global Internet of Things (IoT) Connectivity for Connected Car Service to…
Two-thirds of drivers overwhelmed by in-car tech, Hyundai report warns
A new study has revealed that Brits are missing out by not embracing the technology already available in their cars, with many drivers having no idea how to use their sophisticated car tech. The poll of 500 modern car owners, found two-thirds (68%) feel overwhelmed with the capabilities of their vehicle, with over a third…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter source code leaked online
Parts of the source code which underpins multi-billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform have been leaked online, Twitter says. It says the code was posted on GitHub, a Microsoft-owned service where software developers share code. It has now been taken down after Twitter requested its removal. "GitHub does not generally comment on decisions to remove…
Hyundai launches robots for hotel room service
South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai has started two pilot delivery service programs using autonomous robots at a hotel and a residential-commercial complex located in the outskirts of Seoul. Based on its Plug & Drive (PnD) modular platform, the delivery robot consists of a storage unit integrated on top of a PnD driving unit. Alongside the…
Hyundai launches ‘car-powered’ pop-up hotel
Hyundai has announced the first pop-up, car-powered hotel alongside broadcaster and critic Grace Dent, after the company's research found over half (55%) of people said the cost-of-living crisis has made them rethink future holiday plans. Nearly half (44%) would like to go on more staycations in 2023 compared to 2022. Furthermore, nearly a third (31…
Self charging EVs and public transport to space top mobility wish list of today’s kids
Self-charging electric cars and public transport to space top the future mobility wish list of today’s youngsters. Over seven in 10 children aged 6-10 (72 per cent) said self-charging electric cars were an invention they’d like to see, while over half would like a flying car (51 per cent). And almost two in 10 (17…
Hyundai’s Supernal unveils eVTOL concept at Farnborough
At the Farnborough Air Show today, Hyundai-owned company Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) vehicle cabin concept. Due to go into commercial use in the United States starting in 2028 – and in the EU and UK shortly after - the eVTOL vehicle features a five-seat cabin concept. It incorporates a…
