Crab-walking hologram-packing Hyundai EV concept set to storm this year’s CES … sideways
Hyundai has announced it will unwrap a radical new concept called the Hyundai Mobion that is capable of ‘crab walking’ at the Consumer Electronics show held in Las Vegas on January 7 2024.
Releasing a single picture of it under wraps, plus a video of the new Hyundai Mobion crab-walking in the shadows, the latest concept is the work of the Korean car-making giant’s independent R&D hub, Hyundai Mobis.
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Looking like it is closely based in the current Hyundai IONIQ 5 SUV, the CES concept features a unique design and the R&D division’s latest e-Corner System tech.
The new tech is said to be capable of pivoting all four wheels up to 90 degrees allowing the Mobion to travel in any direction and making parallel parking a dream.
Hyundai first revealed e-Corner System in April 2023, using an Ioniq 5 as the test vehicle.
Full details will be revealed at the show, but the concept will also feature new ‘Interaction Lighting’ that are thought will aid communication between it and its owner and other road users.
Other new innovations that will be revealed is the world’s first in-vehicle rollable display that will be combined with a transparent display that will feature holographic optical elements that could one day replace a traditional instrument panel and physical infotainment screen.
Again, more will be revealed later.
A less glamourous, but still important, inclusion to the Hyundai Mobis CES stand will be the unveiling of a new high-power integrated charging control unit that can top up cars using AC charging at a rate of 22kW – twice as fast as the 11kW currently offered.
The new units will also aid vehicle-to-grid technology too.
Originally, Hyundai Mobis was in charge of the Hyundai Motor Company’s parts and service arm before it diversified into research and development for autonomous driving, electrification and connectivity. The R&D hub is also working to develop the car-maker’s advanced robotics.
