Hyundai Collaborates With Google Assistant In Further Connecting Homes To Cars

Automaker Demonstrates Vehicle Compatibility with Google Assistant on Google Home

Hyundai Shows How Owners Could Send Destinations to their Car Using Google Home and Assistant

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Jan 03, 2017, 08:00 ET

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In an integration highlighting the increasing connection between cars and the home, Hyundai is demonstrating compatibility with the company's Blue Link Agent for the Google Assistant. The integration, which Hyundai will be demonstrating at Pepcom's Digital Experience prior to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) on January 4, allows control of various functions of a Hyundai vehicle with simple voice commands. These commands include "Ok Google, Tell Blue Link to start my Santa Fe and set the temperature to 72 degrees", "Ok Google, Tell Blue Link to send the address of the Mandarin Oriental, in Las Vegas to my Sonata", and "Ok Google, ask Blue Link to lock my car".

In an integration highlighting the increasing connection between cars and the home, Hyundai is demonstrating compatibility with the company's Blue Link Agent for the Google Assistant. The integration, which Hyundai will be demonstrating at Pepcom's Digital Experience prior to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES(R)) on January 4, allows control of various functions of a Hyundai vehicle with simple voice commands.

"Our customers are finding smart home integrations like the one we are showcasing with Google Home to be very useful and convenient," said Manish Mehrotra, director, digital business planning and connected operations, Hyundai Motor America. "We will continue to add layers of convenience to the Blue Link connected car system and our cars, making features like remote EV charge management, remote locking, temperature and remote start easier than ever while sitting on the couch and saying 'Ok Google'."

Google Home is a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant that can provide real-time answers, activate streaming music services, smart home devices, and now, cars.

Blue Link brings seamless connectivity directly into Hyundai cars with technology like Remote Start with Climate Control, Destination Search powered by Google®, Remote Door Lock/Unlock, Car Finder, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, and Stolen Vehicle Recovery. Blue Link services can be easily accessed from the buttons on the rearview mirror and center stack, the Web or via the Blue Link owners' smartphone app. In addition to the Action on Google Assistant, some of these features can also be controlled via the latest Android Wear^™ and Apple Watch^™ smartwatch offerings.

How It Works

To send commands to the Hyundai Vehicles via the Google Assistant on Google Home, engineers developed a way to link a customer's Blue Link Account with the Google Assistant voice activated services. Once a customer has successfully linked his or her account, Remote Service commands will only be sent to Hyundai vehicles after the Google Assistant prompts owners for their Blue Link Personal Identification Number (PIN).

Examples of Exchanges between Google Home and Hyundai Blue Link

Example User Statement to Google Assistant	Example Google Assistant's Response to User
"Ok Google, Find me a great steakhouse in Las Vegas."	"The address I found for a great steak house in Las Vegas is SW Steak House at 3131 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. Do you wish to send it to your Sonata?"
"Ok Google, tell Blue Link to send the address to my Santa Fe."	"The destination has been sent."

"Ok Google, what is the weather like today?"	"Today's forecast for Ann Arbor is 38 degrees with rain and snow."
"Ok Google, ask Blue Link to Start my Tucson and set the temperature to 75 degrees."	"To remote start and set climate control of your Tucson please say your Blue Link PIN."
"9115."	"Your request to remote start and set climate control of your Tucson has been sent."

"Ok Google, Tell Blue Link to start charging my IONIQ"	"Please say your Blue Link PIN."
"1978."	"Your request has been sent. Your IONIQ is now charging.

Blue Link Action on Google Home demonstration features include:

Sending a destination to the car's navigation system
Remote horn/lights
Start and stop charging of Hyundai plug-in vehicles
Remote Start with Climate Control

Hyundai will have more features before launching this Action on Google Home into production.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 830 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Blue Link Connected Care provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for one year with enrollment. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and In-Vehicle Service Scheduling.

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