Dutch IT channel – The Netherlands is working together with Kia and Hyundai on the smart car

Dutch municipalities, regions and governments have invested heavily in making mobility data available in recent years. Consider, for example, information about where schools are located, where environmental zones start and speed limits for various roads.

Because the Netherlands has this data in good order, Kia and Hyundai will be launching new jobs in our country. Automakers will continue these tasks, but the Netherlands can contribute ideas about what is needed to make cars safer and more sustainable. A few examples:

• Kia and Hyundai will use data from matrix signs on highways to inform road users of current speed limits and lane closures or openings.
• Developers will also use the data available in the Netherlands to have the vehicles issue warnings to ambulances approaching and approaching school zones.
• Furthermore, it is being investigated whether the battery of an electric car can be used as a temporary storage area to supply energy to homes.
• In addition, it is being investigated if and how a system can be built into vehicles that allows them to register to gain access to a restricted area. So that, for example, the pole automatically descends when emergency or emergency traffic passes

Minister Mark Harbers (Infrastructure and Water Management): “A car that screeches when you back up and get too close to a tree. A car that beeps if you don’t have your seat belt on. Our cars are increasingly ensuring that we get from A to B safely. The Netherlands has very good information about our roads, and manufacturers can use that data to make cars safer and more sustainable. It’s great to see that Kia and Hyundai are happy to take on the challenge, I’m very curious to see how the cars will improve as a result in the coming years.

Cooperate with navigation and car manufacturers

The Netherlands has signed a declaration of intent in South Korea. The data that Kia and Hyundai will use is available to all navigation and car manufacturers. So the collaboration is not exclusive, other producers can also participate. There is also no financial compensation.

The contract is a follow-up to the previous project Security Priority Serviceswhere various navigation and car manufacturers have ensured that their users receive a signal when they are approaching a potentially dangerous situation, for example if they are approaching fast traffic or if an ambulance with flashing lights is nearby.