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Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
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Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Autonomous & SDV Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
Hyundai Motor Group Redefines In-Vehicle Experience with ‘Pleos Connect’ Next-Generation Infotainment System
SEOUL, April 30, 2026 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today unveiled Pleos Connect, a next-generation in-vehicle infotainment system designed to fundamentally transform the customer mobility experience.
As the first major step in the Group’s transformation into a software-centric mobility leader, Pleos Connect is built on three core development pillars—intuitiveness, safety, and openness—to combine a mobile-friendly user environment with advanced artificial intelligence (AI), creating a highly scalable and intuitive platform. The system will receive continuous feature and performance enhancements via over-the-air (OTA) software updates.
The system will debut on the new GRANDEUR in Korea in May, followed by a phased global rollout, including the recently unveiled IONIQ 3 in Europe. The Group aims to equip approximately 20 million Hyundai Motor, Kia and Genesis vehicles with Pleos Connect by 2030, reinforcing its leadership in future mobility solutions.
Pleos Connect is a next-generation infotainment system that offers customers an elevated mobility experience by combining a mobile-friendly platform with advanced AI technology. With the new Gleo AI and an open app market, users will experience the limitless potential of future mobility.
Senior Vice President and Head of the Feature & CCS Sub-Division at Hyundai Motor Group
The production-ready system debuted at a media event at UX Studio Seoul on April 29. It represents the mass-production version of the research and development concept first unveiled at the Group’s Pleos 25 developer conference in 2025.
The design of Pleos Connect is centered on intuitiveness and simplicity, featuring a combination of touch and physical controls for convenient and seamless operation. The system’s user experience (UX), developed through extensive research into driver behavior by the Group’s UX Studios in Seoul, Irvine, Frankfurt and Shanghai, mirrors the familiarity of a mobile device to enhance ease of use and minimize driver distraction.
The Pleos Connect cockpit features two main displays:
Driver safety is enhanced through the inclusion of physical buttons on the steering wheel and below the Large Central Screen, allowing quick access to key controls without using the touchscreen. In addition, a three‑finger gesture allows drivers to easily reposition app windows or instantly close unnecessary apps, supporting safer and more convenient interaction with in‑vehicle applications.
Pleos Connect is a platform born from our deep commitment to understanding customers’ mobility experiences. Even after launch, we will continue to listen closely to diverse customer voices and strive to design in-vehicle experiences that further enrich the value of mobility.
Senior Research Engineer, UX Strategy Team at Hyundai Motor Group
The Group has significantly advanced the navigation system in Pleos Connect to be more convenient, efficient, and less complex.
Navigation delivers a better mobility experience when complexity is reduced. Guided by this philosophy, the Pleos Connect navigation system has been newly designed to be easy and intuitive for everyone to use, enabling our customers to enjoy an even more convenient and seamless journey.
Research Engineer, Navigation Development Team at Hyundai Motor Group
At the heart of Pleos Connect is Gleo AI, an advanced voice assistant built on a large language model (LLM). The Group plans to continuously advance its Gleo AI system even after its initial integration into mass-produced models. Currently, Gleo AI’s operations are centered on vehicle control and convenience features. However, the system is scheduled to be linked with a variety of application services in the future. This integration will enable customers to seamlessly and naturally use a wide range of app functions with voice commands alone. Furthermore, the Group intends to accelerate the development of related technologies to empower Gleo AI to provide personalized services tailored to individual driver characteristics.
Gleo AI is an intelligent AI agent that engages in natural conversation like a companion in the passenger seat, understanding user intent and making holistic, context‑aware judgments. Going forward, Gleo AI will continue to evolve with more advanced personalized services, helping deliver a more enjoyable and convenient mobility experience for customers.
Team Lead of the Gleo AI Group at 42dot
Pleos Connect introduces the App Market, an open platform for third-party services that extends the user experience far beyond driving.
The App Market is a creative platform where any developer can completely reshape the paradigm of the mobility experience. We look forward to redefining the future of mobility together through the participation of various developers worldwide.
Group Lead of the Pleos Playground Group at 42dot
Pleos Connect marks Hyundai Motor Group’s first tangible step toward a SDV architecture, enabling a fundamentally new in-vehicle experience while reinforcing the Group’s transition into a software-driven mobility technology company. In the long term, the Group aims to expand beyond SDVs toward Artificial Intelligence–Defined Vehicles (AIDVs) for the next phase of intelligent mobility by enhancing the vehicle-human interaction through the personalized AI voice assistant in the Pleos Connect.
Daehyun Shin
daehyun.shin@hyundai.com
Global PR Strategy & Planning · Hyundai Motor Company
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