Samsung and Hyundai are teaming up to add SmartThings to cars
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#6HKNP)
Samsung notes that the features shown here are examples of Home-to-Car and Car-to Home services to be developed," so don't take this image as a final representation of what the experience will be like. | Image: Samsung Samsung is teaming up with Hyundai to add Samsung's SmartThings smart home platform to Hyundai and Kia's connected car services, according to a blog post from Samsung and a press release from Hyundai. (Hyundai is the parent company of Kia.) As part of the collaboration, the two companies are going to work on home-to-car" and car-to-home" services and as an integrated home energy management service," Samsung says.
In practice, that means at home you'll be able to do things like use SmartThings to control your car's air conditioning or windows, and when you're in your car, you'll be able to control your TV or your home's air conditioning. You'll also be able to plug your car into your SmartThings routines.
Here's an example from Samsung...