The Hyundai Driving Simulator can compress years of track testing into hours of simulation.

As modern vehicles become more advanced, traditional road testing alone is no longer enough. Electrification, driver assistance technologies, connected features, and rising customer expectations require engineers to evaluate countless scenarios while keeping development on schedule and within budget.

At Hyundai Motor and Kia's Namyang Research and Development Center in South Korea, the Hyundai Driving Simulator helps solve that challenge by recreating real-world driving conditions in a highly advanced virtual environment, giving engineers the ability to test and refine vehicles in ways that physical testing alone cannot.

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What is the Hyundai Driving Simulator?

The Driving Simulator at Hyundai Motor and Kia's Namyang R&D Center uses a 270-degree curved display to recreate driving with remarkable realism. Engineers can evaluate vehicle performance in a virtual setting that closely mirrors real highway conditions, completing tests in hours instead of days while assessing multiple vehicle configurations before a physical prototype is built.

The system is the result of more than a decade of virtual validation research that began in 2014. Its role became even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel restrictions made traditional testing more difficult. Full details about the driving simulator technology here.

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How the Hyundai Driving Simulator is changing vehicle development.

As vehicles become more advanced, relying only on physical prototypes for testing is no longer practical. Engineers must evaluate more technologies and driving conditions than ever before. The Hyundai Driving Simulator provides a realistic virtual testing environment that speeds up development while helping maintain the high standards expected of every new vehicle.

The Driving Simulator does much more than evaluate basic handling. Engineers use it to develop and fine-tune vehicle performance before physical prototypes are built. Its advanced capabilities support the development of everyday production models and even race cars designed for demanding tracks.

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Driving Simulator Highlights

• 270-degree curved display: Nine high-resolution 4K projectors with a 240 Hz refresh rate create smooth, realistic visuals that closely match real-world driving.
• Six Degrees of Freedom motion system: Advanced motion technology recreates vehicle movement in every direction, delivering a realistic driving experience.
• Advanced motion feedback: The simulator reproduces subtle vibrations that help engineers evaluate suspension and tire performance with exceptional accuracy.
• Carbon fiber cockpit: A lightweight cabin with production style seats, steering wheel, pedals, and interior controls provides an authentic feel behind the wheel.
• Terrain Server technology: Hyundai's innovative system streams detailed road data in real time, allowing engineers to simulate long stretches of roadway without interruptions.

The challenges and solutions.

One of the biggest challenges in developing the Hyundai Driving Simulator was handling the massive amount of road data needed for realistic simulations. Loading an entire route at once would place too much demand on the system and reduce performance.

Hyundai solved this with its proprietary Terrain Server technology, which streams only the road data needed for the vehicle's current location. The system refreshes terrain information in less than a second, creating smooth, uninterrupted simulations with detailed, high-resolution environments.

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