- Hyundai Motor Group launched its software program model Pleos and outlined plans for its software-centric ‘Cloud Mobility’ ecosystem at Pleos 25 developer convention
- Proprietary car OS unveiled to spice up SDV efficiency and scalability based mostly on E&E structure
- Pleos Join next-generation infotainment system to launch in Q2 2026; can be utilized to greater than 20 million autos by 2030
- Pleos Playground, an open growth platform, established to facilitate car management and app growth course of and diversify the in-vehicle app ecosystem
- The Group’s Subsequent City Mobility Alliance launched as a public-private partnership to attach and optimize the transportation surroundings
- Plans to broaden SDV ecosystem unveiled, strengthening collaborations with Google, Uber, Samsung, Naver, SOCAR and Unity
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) at present launched its new mobility software program model ‘Pleos’ at its ‘Pleos 25’ developer convention in Seoul, additionally unveiling plans for collaboration with world companions to boost in-vehicle app ecosystems.
The inaugural occasion marked a big step towards the Group’s evolution right into a mobility tech firm by sharing the event standing of software-defined autos (SDVs) and revealing plans for creating an in-vehicle app market and ecosystem based mostly on its next-generation infotainment system.
Throughout his keynote speech at Pleos 25, Chang Music, President and Head of Hyundai Motor and Kia’s Superior Automobile Platform (AVP) Division, formally introduced Pleos, the Group’s new mobility software program model and know-how platform.
“Within the quickly altering automotive business, Hyundai Motor Group has been devoted to SDV growth since 2023. Immediately, beginning with Pleos 25, we’re remodeling into an organization offering software-centered mobility experiences,” Music mentioned. “Our final objective is to attain Cloud Mobility, the place all types of mobility are linked via software program on the cloud, and repeatedly evolve over time. Pleos serves to create a linked mobility expertise increasing from a car to fleets, {hardware} to software program, and finally to the whole mobility infrastructure and cities.”
What’s Hyundai Motor Group’s Pleos software program model?
Pleos is a mobility software program platform that helps all gadgets in movement to maneuver autonomously and be managed neatly. It connects transportation and infrastructure, together with autos, to assist customers, companies and cities set up a freer, extra environment friendly mobility surroundings.
Pleos is an end-to-end software program platform that integrates:
- Excessive-performance chips and controllers
- Automobile working system (car OS)
- Infotainment system (Pleos Join)
- Cloud infrastructure
- Fleet administration
- Mobility and logistics optimization options
This know-how stack permits a variety of sensible mobility features – akin to autonomous driving, car connectivity, real-time information evaluation and optimized route planning – offering a basis for enhancing the person expertise and maximizing the effectivity of city mobility operations.
Pleos is a compound phrase combining the Greek phrase ‘Pleo’, which means ‘extra’, and ‘OS’ for ‘Working System’. It embodies the Group’s dedication to evolving know-how, including user-centric worth to the motion of individuals and objects to attain elevated freedom to maneuver.
To realize a software-centered mobility surroundings, the Group is advancing in the direction of SDVs via improvements in electrical and digital (E&E) structure, alongside the event of Hyundai Motor Group’s personal car OS and Pleos Join. These developments allow autos to function environment friendly and versatile software program platforms, strengthening connectivity between autos and infrastructure.
What are the important thing options of Hyundai Motor Group car OS?
- Hyundai Motor Group’s in-house-developed car management working system designed for software-defined operation
- Makes use of E&E structure that mixes high-performance car laptop (HPVC) and zone-specific controllers
- Enhances system efficiency and stability via a modular, standardized structure
- Permits for steady updates and purposeful enlargement by decoupling {hardware} and software program developments
What’s Pleos Join?
- A next-gen infotainment system based mostly on the Android Automotive OS (AAOS), with distinctive, customizable and user-friendly options
- Permits for optimum openness and scalability of the Android growth ecosystem
- Enhances compatibility with cell apps for a well-recognized person expertise
- Includes a smartphone-like UI with split-view, multi-window features and ‘Gleo AI’ voice recognition-based agentic AI for clever car management
- Supplies a customized service surroundings based mostly on ‘Pleos ID’ – a single, linked person profile accessible in any Pleos Join-based car
- Pleos Join is scheduled to make its in-vehicle debut in Q2 2026, with increasing to greater than 20 million autos by 2030
What’s Pleos Playground?
- An open growth platform that enables third-party cell app builders to freely entry automotive software program endpoints – autos, cloud, analytics and equipment
- Supplies AAOS software program growth package (SDK) and primary instruments, in addition to the prolonged SDKs supplied by Pleos Join, design guides, utility programming interfaces (APIs), pattern codes and growth help instruments
- Builders can distribute their apps via ‘App Market’ the place customers can obtain and replace apps simply as within the cell surroundings
- Helps ‘Plug & Play (PnP)’ for direct connection of exterior {hardware} to the car with out further settings, pushing the boundary of auto accent growth
This open growth platform can contribute to diversifying the in-vehicle app ecosystem by eradicating boundaries for builders to take part within the in-vehicle app growth. By adopting this open method, the Group can appeal to artistic concepts from builders worldwide, reply to buyer wants extra successfully, and drive the subsequent wave of improvements in SDVs.
What’s Subsequent City Mobility Alliance?
The Group additionally launched the ‘Subsequent City Mobility Alliance’ (NUMA) at Pleos 25, aiming to appreciate a cloud-based mobility imaginative and prescient by making a public-private partnership framework to attach and optimize actions in an autonomous transportation surroundings. By way of the collaboration, NUMA addresses social points like mobility rights, regional depopulation and the local weather disaster to enhance the liberty to maneuver.
NUMA’s Collaborative Axes:
Freedom to Transfer:
- Shucle: A Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) service platform, to handle mobility points in transportation-deprived areas in collaboration with Korean native governments
- ‘R1’ gadget and Nano Mobility: Mobility gadgets linked to the Shucle platform to supply varied varieties of mobility options for the transportation deprived
- The Group is conducting extra city mobility resolution demonstrations in collaboration with Korean and European governments
Autonomous Automobile Ecosystem:
- Autonomous Automobile Foundry (AVF): The Group’s initiative to produce electrical autos geared up with autonomous driving applied sciences to world autonomous car corporations
- AVF offers an built-in resolution, comprising growth kits, fleet administration, manufacturing, certification and technical help
- Noah Zych, Head of Autonomous Mobility and Supply at Uber, introduced plans to broaden robotaxi providers via AVF and implement world collaboration tasks, strengthening the partnership to unfold autonomous know-how
In-vehicle Utility Ecosystem:
- International companions introduced plans to create a seamless person expertise that integrates autos and cell gadgets via Pleos Join and Pleos Playground, and App Market
- Samsung Electronics: Jaeyeon Jung, Govt Vice President and SmartThings Head, introduced integration of the Group’s SDV autos with sensible houses and cell gadgets through SmartThings, enhancing comfort via the Galaxy Discover Community
- Google: Denis Nekliudov, Workers Software program Engineer and Automotive OS Group Lead Supervisor, mentioned enhancing in-vehicle person experiences by integrating AAOS with Google providers and increasing AI-based navigation and infotainment collaboration
- Naver: Jaehoo Lee, Head of App Division, outlined optimization plans for AI, search, map and content material providers in SDV surroundings, providing customized providers akin to voice search and vacation spot suggestions by connecting cell and car experiences
- SOCAR: CEO Jaeuk Park proposed enhancing car-sharing comfort via the SDV platform and information integration, providing hyper-personalized options, akin to door opening and computerized seat positioning, based mostly on cloud and person profile integration
- Unity: Tatsuya Matsubara, APAC Head of Automotive, highlighted the enlargement of in-vehicle recreation and content material expertise, delivering personalized leisure and introducing real-time 3D rendering to the infotainment system
Roadmap to Degree 2+ Autonomous Driving
Hyundai Motor Group additionally introduced plans to implement Degree 2+ (L2+) autonomous driving by the tip of 2027. The Degree 2+ system acknowledges car environment via cameras and radars and makes extra complicated choices based mostly on its synthetic intelligence (AI) deep studying resolution constructions.
The Group plans to repeatedly optimize AI mannequin effectivity via lightweighting, whereas enhancing coaching effectivity and efficiency by leveraging vehicle-optimized neural processing models (NPUs) and large-scale coaching infrastructure. By way of these efforts, the Group intends to evolve its autos into self-learning and repeatedly advancing ‘studying machines’.
What occurred on the Pleos 25 developer convention?
At Pleos 25, individuals explored and engaged with SDV know-how and the in-vehicle app ecosystem. The occasion featured varied zones and periods that highlighted core SDV applied sciences, app ecosystem, sensible metropolis options and autonomous driving developments. These included:
- SDV Zone: Core SDV applied sciences, together with E&E structure and next-gen infotainment methods, SDV testbed autos, and Pleos Join person expertise
- Pleos Join Apps Zone: 26 companions showcased in-vehicle apps and providers based mostly on Pleos Join, exchanging suggestions and exploring app ecosystem enlargement potential
- Cloud Mobility Zone: Showcasing an city mobility working system based mostly on real-time information and the Group’s personal options. Roles of Fleet Administration System (FMS) and Transportation Administration System (TMS) with data-driven operations. Exhibited autos linked to real-time-based working methods and demand-responsive transport
- Observe Classes: 24 rounds of shows on SDV growth and information utilization by builders
- Arms-on Classes: Creating and distributing pattern in-vehicle apps utilizing Pleos Join SDKs and APIs, and cell SDKs
At Pleos 25, the Group shared its software program ecosystem based mostly on SDV know-how and expanded alternatives for builders to take part immediately. Enlargement of developer help packages and partnerships based mostly on an open ecosystem will proceed.
By way of its software-defined every part (SDx) technique, the Group plans to repeatedly join all mobility options, providers and gadgets, permitting everybody to universally benefit from the freedom to maneuver.
