Hyundai and Kia will use additional Dutch traffic data for research – Photos and audio – News

Hyundai and Kia will have access to more Dutch traffic data for research into smart safety features. The automaker concluded a declaration of intent with the Dutch government for this purpose. The companies already participated in the previous Dutch security plan.

Under the new agreement, Kia and Hyundai will use data from matrix signs to inform drivers of current speed limits and lane closures or openings. They will also give the vehicles warnings to approach ambulances and school areas. More research is being done to find out if an electric car battery can be used as a temporary energy storage for households. It is also being investigated how vehicles can register for access to restricted areas, so that, for example, posts are automatically lowered for emergency or emergency vehicles. It is not known when the functions will be available in practice and for which cars this will be.

The Netherlands signed a letter of intent with Kia and Hyundai in South Korea on Tuesday. That’s what the central government says in a press release. Car companies don’t have to pay for data. The partnership is also not exclusive, meaning that the traffic data the companies will use will also be available to other automakers.

The new partnership with Hyundai and Kia is the successor to Safety Priority Services, an experiment by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure, where six companies shared information between vehicles, software and the government. Hyundai and Kia also participated in the program. The aim of SPS was to make roads safer by, among other things, presenting current speed limits, reporting traffic congestion and warning of approaching ambulances.