hyundai The technology division and automotive supplier of Hyundai Mobis Group is achieving success during the development of its e-Corner module. The module encapsulates the suspension of the wheels, brake, and the levers form an independent standing unit connected at the corner of the vehicle to the engine in the wheel. A vehicle equipped with four e-Corner modules will look like a traditional EV in everyday use, but all its driving functions are by wire, a hub ECU make sure the modules work together. The magic of the system is the amount of rotation allowed by bypassing links like half-axle and steering rack. The system was demonstrated on public roads around the corporate campus in a Hyundai Ioniq 5. With each module being able to rotate 90 degrees off-axis, the result is possible manipulation of the element. the Ioniq 5 template looks like a TikTok or sci-fi video, make your choice.
There are a couple of little giveaways that show something is wrong with the test car: The modules lift the body a bit and push the tires out a bit, creating an interesting exhaust and wheel arch alignment. , and the wheel arches have additional cutouts to create space for full wheel rotation. By the time Hyundai Mobis hits a production unit, planned for 2025, those little problems will be easily solved by a more compact module or modular chassis design.
A short video showcasing some of the driving modes. The cornering driver rotates all modules 90 degrees in the same direction, moving the Ioniq 5 sideways into a parallel parking spot. Dial 0 is the same as we have seen from by Rivian Tank Turn or electric G-Wagen prototype. It rotates the modules 45 degrees, the front wheel turns in, the rear wheel turns out so the car can rotate in place. Rotate Rotate the rear modules 90 degrees, rotating the rear wheels plus one front wheel so the car can rotate around a stationary front wheel as if the stationary wheel were the fixed point of the compass. This can be useful in packed parking lots to avoid turning 12 points in and out of a spot. Finally, there’s Diagonal Driving, which we recognize as Hummer Walking Crab. Side note as this will appear in some bars somewhere, sea crabs either sideways or forward, not diagonally, so we have to give Hyundai a nod for the decapod-appropriate term.
If all goes well with the production plan and business plan, Hyundai Mobis wants to start taking orders by 2025. It will develop Purpose-built Vehicles – self-driving cars in the living room – as another introduction to Electronic Corner. Watch the video to see what our future living rooms on wheels will be able to do.
