Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest £11.4bn in a new global software centre and research and development (R&D) headquarters by 2030 as it targets a new era defined by pioneering connected car technologies.

In a global forum presentation delivered this morning (October 12) the Korean carmaker revealed its intention to transform all vehicles to Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) by 2025 through the development of a new Connected Car Operating System (ccOS) will offer customers personalized services and process data at “blazing speeds”.

Standardisation of the system across the Hyundai, Genesis, Kia and Ioniq brands will provide cost-savings and drive profitability, it claimed, while also facilitate the provision of new mobility solutions.

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