Hyundai Expands Destination Search Engine Powered By Google To More Than Half A Million Hyundai Owners

Hyundai Motor America launched its enhanced Blue Link in-vehicle telematics platform at Pepcom’s Digital Experience, right before the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January.

“Now, if one of our subscribers or potential subscribers reaches up and presses the Blue Link or Enhanced Navigation button they will have access to Google’s search accuracy and Google Maps destination location information when they search for U.S. destinations,” said Barry Ratzlaff, executive director, Customer Connect and Service Business Development, Hyundai Motor America. “When it comes to search engines, speed and relevant results is the name of the game and now the Blue Link in-vehicle system has the same search quality as a customer’s smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop.”

The key to this technology is that Google searches can be performed via voice recognition and the destination can then be sent to their Hyundai without the use of a smartphone while driving.