No More Worries About "Did My Child Get Off Safely?"... Hyundai's Safe School Bus Solution

Business Agreement for "Dedicated Children's School Bus Safety Boarding and Drop-Off Solution"

Collaboration with KT, KidsNote, and MTR

Building a Safety Solution Based on Staria EV

Hyundai Motor Company has embarked on developing a mobility solution that ensures safe transportation for children, guardians, and teachers.

On September 2, Hyundai Motor Company announced that it has signed a business agreement with KT, Kids Note, and MTR to develop a "safe boarding and disembarking solution exclusively for children's school buses."

This agreement aims to prevent safety accidents caused by children remaining or being left behind in school vehicles and to promote the digital transformation of school transportation management. The goal is to develop a new children's school bus and establish a safety model by integrating vehicle data with school commute services.

Staria EV Children's School Bus. Hyundai Motor Company

Specifically, based on Hyundai's multipurpose vehicle platform, the companies will jointly develop and validate safety services such as in-vehicle child presence detection and safety monitoring, real-time location sharing, automatic boarding and disembarking verification and notifications, and automatic record-keeping of trip logs. Through these efforts, they aim to enhance safety and operational convenience for children's school transportation.

Leveraging this collaboration, Hyundai Motor Company will supply the Staria EV for school bus manufacturing and develop a safe boarding and disembarking feature that integrates vehicles with services by utilizing vehicle data such as speed, ignition status, and GPS information.

MTR, a specialist in customized vehicle solutions, will be responsible for developing, manufacturing, certifying, and selling children's school buses. The company will introduce various safety devices suitable for children based on Hyundai vehicles and apply dedicated safety solutions for school transport vehicles.

KT will provide the communication infrastructure necessary to connect vehicles with the safe boarding and disembarking service. The company will also utilize precise positioning technology to help accurately track the location and movement information of school vehicles.

Kids Note, an early childhood services platform company, will operate a safe boarding and disembarking service via its application, enabling parents and teachers to access and record real-time information about children's school commutes.

In addition to vehicle and service development, the four companies plan to further enhance teacher work convenience and earn parental trust by improving the accuracy of key functions—such as in-vehicle child detection and automatic boarding/disembarking notifications—through the use of UWB (Ultra-Wide Band) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technologies in the future.

Through this business agreement, Hyundai Motor Company is prioritizing safety and aims to provide a mobility experience in which children, parents, and teachers can all have peace of mind. At the same time, the company expects to contribute to reducing the risk of vehicle-related safety accidents.

Hyundai Motor Company plans to continue expanding its mobility solutions so that vehicles can be developed and utilized for an even wider range of purposes by combining vehicles and software.

Jae-Seop Yeom, Executive Vice President and Head of Domestic Sales at Hyundai Motor Company, stated, "Hyundai’s multipurpose vehicles are more than just means of transportation—they form a pivotal link between our customers’ daily lives and services. Through this collaboration, we will create a school environment where children and guardians can feel at ease, and we will continue to expand our business as a solution provider that delivers real value to customers."

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