NFC Tech for Cars

Hyundai Mobis has developed an integrated system that uses smartphone as a smart key for vehicles by installing applications on smart phones supporting near field communication (NFC) technology.
Hyundai Mobis has developed an integrated system that uses smartphone as a smart key for vehicles by installing applications on smart phones supporting near field communication (NFC) technology.

 

Hyundai Mobis has developed an integrated system that uses smartphone as a smart key for vehicles by installing applications on smart phones supporting near field communication (NFC) technology.
Hyundai Mobis has developed an integrated system that uses smartphone as a smart key for vehicles by installing applications on smart phones supporting near field communication (NFC) technology.

 

A mobile phone-integrated smart key was developed via Korean technology. Competition to develop automotive and ICT convergence technologies for the future car market is further intensifying.

Hyundai Mobis announced on August 2 that the company developed an integrated system that uses smartphone as a smart key for vehicles by installing applications on smart phones supporting near field communication (NFC) technology.

Hyundai Mobis is the only company that has completed the development of smart keys using NFC technology among Korean auto parts makers. Hyundai Mobis aims to mass-produce the product in 2019.

When a smartphone supporting NFC technology (application installed for security certification) is placed on a vehicle door handle, the car is unlocked and the mobile phone can be placed on the wireless charger pad and a driver can start the car by pressing down the start button.

Inside the car handle and wireless charging pad are antennas that receive NFC signals, so communication between the vehicle and the smart phone is possible. The antennas can be mounted anywhere inside the vehicle, but it can be positioned for user convenience (wireless charging function).

The prevention of hacking is emerging as an important factor when controlling a vehicle using a smartphone. Hyundai Mobis said the company developed an "authentication controller" that uses the latest data encryption technology and authentication technology to encrypt the information of vehicles and smartphones and accurately confirm drivers’ identities. "Fast convergence between automobiles and information and communication technology and fierce competition among companies have made the development of new technologies that can enhance user convenience and prevent security accidents more important," said Cho Seo-ku, director of the DAS Parts Development Center of Hyundai Mobis.  .

 

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