Hyundai Motor is partnering with networking equipment firm Cisco to speed up the development of connected vehicle technologies.
The collaboration comes after the South Korean automaker this month revealed a road map to develop hyper-connected intelligent cars.
Hyundai Motor and Cisco will create a testing environment for vehicle simulation. The companies will work together on basic research to analyze the flow of data and verify new technologies for connected cars.
The automaker will invest in cloud, big data analytics and connected car security technologies, as well as in research and development.
Hyundai Motor vice chairman Euisun Chung said: "Future connected cars will open new innovations in quality, safety, and security, as never before.
"By expanding time and space, more safety will be guaranteed for our customers. Hyundai Motor will provide new values that go beyond our customers' expectations in safety, quality and security through cooperating with Cisco.
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said: "Digital disruption into the automotive industry is being driven by technologies that are creating new user experiences; and our leadership in the areas of connected vehicles, security, and large-scale communication technologies will be crucial to establishing an industry-leading platform."
Hyundai Motor has already established the cloud system, which puts the core infrastructure of connected cars into place.
A group of data scientists have helped the company to specialize in data analytics since 2013.
The automaker is using big data in several areas to improve R&D and products, and also collect customers' opinions.
