Kia And Hyundai Develop World’s First Predictive Connected Shift System

Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company have developed the world’s first predictive shift system that enables a vehicle to automatically shift to the optimal gear after identifying the road and traffic conditions ahead.

Kia and Hyundai say they plan to apply the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Connected Shift System on future vehicles. 

This is how it works. The intelligent software collects and interprets real-time input from underlying technologies, including 3D navigation equipped with a precise map of the road as well as cameras and radar for smart cruise control. 

It can predict the optimal shift scenario for real-time driving situations through an artificial intelligence algorithm and shifts the gears accordingly.

Byeong Wook Jeon, Head of Intelligent Drivetrain Control Research Lab, says: “Vehicles are evolving beyond simple mobility devices into smart mobility solutions. Even a traditional area of the automobile, such as the powertrain, is becoming a high-tech technology optimised for smart mobility through efforts to integrate ICT and artificial intelligence technologies.”

Kia and Hyundai says they are planning to further develop the ICT Connected Shift System into an even more intelligent transmission technology that can communicate with traffic signals based on LTE or 5G communication and identify drivers’ tendencies, resulting in further refinement of gear-shift control.

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