Hyundai Motor India unveils India-spec Hyundai Bayon

Commenting on the intelligent technologies of Hyundai Bayon, Tarun Garg, Managing Director and CEO, Hyundai Motor India Limited, said, “With Hyundai Bayon, we are introducing an Intelligent Utility Vehicle that places technology and convenience at the heart of the customer experience. Guided by the philosophy of ‘Intelligence That Moves,’ BAYON seamlessly integrates Artificial Intelligence, advanced connectivity and software-driven innovation to create a mobility experience that is intuitive, evolving and deeply personalised. Through segment-defining technologies & features such as HMIL's first-ever Generative AI Voice Assistant, NVIDIA-accelerated Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC), Vehicle Controller Over-the-Air (C-OTA) updates and Hyundai Bluelink connected features, BAYON represents the next generation of intelligent mobility for Indian customers.”

At the heart of this experience is HMIL’s first-ever Generative AI Voice Assistant, enabling more natural conversations and intelligent interactions with the vehicle. Instead of relying only on predefined commands, the Generative AI Voice Assistant is designed to understand conversational requests and respond with relevant information, helping create a more intuitive and seamless user interaction between the driver and the SUV.

Combining the Generative AI Voice Assistant, Hyundai Bluelink, Vehicle Controller Over-the-Air (C-OTA) updates and a highly immersive digital cockpit, Hyundai BAYON delivers technology that works naturally in the background to enhance convenience and connectivity. The result is an intelligent mobility experience designed for today's connected and tech-savvy customers.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT HMIL’S FIRST GENERATIVE AI VOICE ASSISTANT IN HYUNDAI BAYON?

Hyundai Bayon introduces an advanced Generative AI Voice Assistant featuring Intelligence by Perplexity and Voice AI powered by SoundHound AI, enabling seamless and natural conversations between customers and their SUV.

The driver can engage with the assistant conversationally. For instance, a driver could ask the assistant to:

Prepare a travel itinerary for an upcoming road trip

Provide real-time weather information

Suggest hotels at a destination

Recommend restaurants based on the journey or location

Suggest the top five shopping destinations nearby

Share information about sports coverage, score updates and insights

Assist with any other information needed during a journey

Unlike conventional voice recognition systems that rely primarily on predefined commands, Hyundai BAYON's Generative AI Voice Assistant is designed to understand conversational requests and provide more intuitive responses.

WHAT IS HYUNDAI'S CONNECTED CAR NAVIGATION COCKPIT (CCNC)?

Accelerated by NVIDIA, Hyundai Bayon features the Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC), bringing advanced graphics, connected services and intuitive controls together within a futuristic digital environment.

The system enables an integrated in-car experience with features such as online onboard navigation, a quick and personalised control panel, split-screen functionality and smartphone-like quick controls.

The ccNC interface is designed around a unified and seamless user experience, allowing drivers to access frequently used functions intuitively while enjoying a high-tech, connected and visually progressive cockpit experience.

Bayon is engineered to evolve even after it leaves the showroom. The SUV comes equipped with up to 19 controllers capable of Over-the-Air (OTA) vehicle updates, enabling remote updates and software enhancements.

This allows Hyundai to introduce feature enhancements and updates more efficiently, enabling remote feature rollouts, reducing maintenance requirements and enhancing safety and security.

C-OTA updates help ensure that BAYON’s intelligent ecosystem can progressively evolve with changing technology and customer expectations.

Hyundai Bayon features dual 62.5 cm (12.3” + 12.3”) Curved Panoramic Displays that deliver a unified user interface while offering an immersive, futuristic and premium digital cockpit experience. The expansive display architecture brings together key driving information, navigation, entertainment and connected functions in a visually immersive format.

With advanced graphics, intuitive interfaces and personalised controls through individual user profiles, the dual-screen setup is designed to deliver an enriched digital experience while complementing Bayon’s sophisticated and tech-savvy character.