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Hyundai, Kia join China’s Baidu to develop connected cars – ET Auto

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Seoul, South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia said on Sunday that they have inked an agreement with China’s tech giant Baidu to develop technologies for connected cars. The agreement came amid the growing market for connected cars in China.

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Rising disposable income giving a thrust to connected cars in India – ET Auto

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Car variants that are connected feature-rich contribute as much as 45% of sales of a particular model, according to industry estimates. Connected cars are becoming the mainstream choice for many new car buyers in India fuelled by rising disposable incomes and an influx of new models. They are aware, tech-savvy and aspirational.

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Kia, CODE42.ai establish ‘Purple M’ JV to accelerate EV mobility services

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Kia Motors Corporation has founded ‘Purple M’, a new start-up designed to offer customized EV mobility services. Purple M is a new joint venture created in partnership between Kia Motors and CODE42.ai Through this new start-up, Kia and CODE42.ai Through this new start-up, Kia and CODE42.ai Purple M will use CODE42.ai’s

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Kia to develop PBVs for Uber | Autocar Professional

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Kia Corporation and Uber have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, committing the two companies to collaborate on Kia’s planned development and deployment of PBVs. Kia had revealed five ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’ (PBV) concepts at CES 2024 on January 9.

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Samsung to partner with Hyundai, Kia for making cars ‘smarter’ – ET Auto

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The Home-to-Car and Car-to-Home services connect the smart home with in-vehicle infotainment systems, allowing for remote control in both directions. Samsung has announced that it will partner with Hyundai Motor Group to expand its SmartThings platform to support connected cars, including electric vehicles (EVs).

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter Launched in 2018, the Kia Rio had a front end restyling last year (2021) with a new bumper and redesigned grille intakes, a narrow black grille with tasteful chrome accents and, on the S trim level, LED head lights.

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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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With 2 million taxi drivers connected to the app, DiDi is now the world’s leading online platform for taxi-hailing. According to a study by GM Insights, the global car-sharing market is expected to grow 34% annually from 2017 to 2024, while the annual growth rate in China will exceed 40%. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1

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