Positive Reviews for Air Suspension and Rear-Wheel Steering System
Aiming for Second North American 'Face Award' Win Early Next Year
Hyundai Mobis' Panorama Sunroof Airbag Technology Challenging for the 'Face Award' Selected by North American Automotive News Early Next Year (Photo by Hyundai Mobis)
Hyundai Mobis has recorded a total of 10 external awards this year solely in the safety parts sector. This achievement is explained as the result of elevating core component technology by integrating mechanical engineering capabilities with software-centered future technologies.
On the 28th, Hyundai Mobis announced that it has achieved a total of 10 external awards domestically and internationally this year in the fields of safety and convenience parts. This is interpreted as the result of large-scale research and development conducted throughout the entire production process, including design, evaluation, and mass production.
First, the 'Multi-Chamber Air Suspension System' was selected as an Excellent Industrial Technology by the Korean Academy of Engineering last month. Air suspension is a device that uses an air spring with high-pressure air instead of a metal spring in the road shock absorption device. It can maintain a constant ride height regardless of the number of passengers or load weight. Hyundai Mobis developed the 'Multi-Chamber' technology that subdivides the air storage space in the air suspension into multiple stages. It is evaluated to have improved stability by implementing a soft or firm ride according to the driver's preference or driving conditions.
The smart air suspension that autonomously controls the ride height according to road conditions and the electric steering device with design improvements also received the IR52 Jang Young-sil Award. Technologies such as lamp standardization considering design and an interior video-based occupant monitoring system were also selected for external awards and received favorable evaluations.
Next year, Hyundai Mobis is also aiming to win the 'Pace Award' selected by North America's Automotive News, regarded as the highest honor in the parts industry. Already, in September last year, the 'Independent Rear-Wheel Steering System,' which moves the left and right rear wheels in different directions by up to nearly 10 degrees to reduce the turning radius and enhance stability and ride comfort, was selected as an excellent technology, achieving its first award.
This year, two products, the panoramic sunroof airbag and the in-wheel system, have been shortlisted as final candidates and are aiming for awards early next year. The panoramic sunroof airbag is a technology that reduces ejection and injury of SUV occupants during collisions. It has already been selected as a NET new technology certified by the National Institute of Technology and Standards and the Korea Industrial Technology Association in Korea.
The in-wheel system is Hyundai Mobis's representative electric vehicle drive technology. It places a small motor inside the wheel, allowing each of the four wheels to have independent driving power. It is evaluated as having changed the paradigm of electric vehicle drive systems.
Hyundai Mobis explained that it has enhanced competitiveness by integrating mechanical engineering capabilities with software. Earlier this year, Hyundai Mobis announced the 'New Mobis' vision, stating that it will pursue a transition to a 'Mobility Platform Provider' integrating hardware and software. The plan is to develop the competitiveness secured in core components into a large platform form to strengthen competitiveness on the international stage.
A Hyundai Mobis official said, "Based on core component competitiveness, new technologies specialized for future mobility are being introduced one after another," adding, "In addition to hardware competitiveness, the introduction of these new technologies in mobility optimized for SDV (Software-Defined Vehicle) is expected to increase further."
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