Watch How Hyundai’s E-Corner Tech Makes Your EV Turns Like A Crab!

Hyundai Mobis has introduced the E-Corner tech earlier this year at CES 2023, previewing to the world what seems to be the future of mobility. With many doubting said tech will take time before real-world interpretation, Hyundai’s technological development arm has taken its latest tech to the real world.

Still using the Hyundai Ioniq 5 as the test mule, the E-Corner system is primed at each four wheels of the car, granting them the ability to turn up to 90-degrees. Beyond the sheer turning radius, said system also combines the car’s steering, braking, suspension, as well as drive systems which allows each wheel to ‘work’ as its own.

In this latest clip, the firm demonstrates some of the key functions of the system, which includes the novel ‘Crab Mode’. This mode enables the Ioniq 5 to ‘crab walking’ out of any tight spaces – ideal for entering or exiting parallel parking spaces.

Aside from ‘Crab Mode’, this system also has a novel function called ‘Zero Turn’, where the wheels of the car turn independently. This, in turn, makes the car spin 360-degrees on the spot. There’s also a ‘Pivot Turn’ function where each of the rear wheels can be turned in opposite directions, making the rear of the car spin while the front part remains in place – essentially allowing it to make a ‘donut’, albeit a more tyre-friendly one.

Commenting on how far the Hyundai Mobis E-Corner tech has been developed so far, Hyundai Mobis head of Future Technology Convergence Institute Cheon Jae-seung said, “We will secure different types of customised mobility solutions that can be applied in autonomous driving and PBVs to solidify our vision of reaching new heights as a mobility platform provider.”

“We are idealising the e-Corner System in order to meet the demands for future mobility,” the boss added.

Prior to this real-world demonstration and CES 2023 unveiling, Hyundai has been developing the E-Corner tech for years, with its first preview to the public taking place way back in 2018. Although the firm has conducted public presentations of this tech, they said it will take longer for it to be viable and executable for production, with Hyundai planning to equip its future EV models with this technology by the end of this decade.