Luxury carmaker Genesis adds remote start feature through iPhone Google Assistant app

Luxury automotive car manufacturer Genesis has rolled out an update for its vehicles, allowing users to issue voice commands to start the car, lock the doors, and more — all through the Google Assistant app.

The new integration in Wednesday's rollout allows for voice commands through Google Home, through the Google Assistant on iPhone or Android, or text commands through any mobile phone. Users can send a destination to the car's navigation system, remote start the vehicle, set climate control parameters, remote lock and unlock, and actuate the horn and lights.

The app connects to the owner's Genesis Connected Services Account and does not directly communicate with the car. Once a customer has linked the account, commands can be sent through the service to the vehicle.

Genesis Motors is the luxury vehicle division of the South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company. Genesis announced the launch of its first model, the G90, in December 2015.

The company expects to roll out a luxury sedan, a sports coupe, and two sports utility vehicles before 2020.

The Google Assistant app for the iPhone launched on May 17. The app takes 256MB of storage space, and runs on any device capable of running iOS 9.1 or greater.

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19 Comments

mytdave

said about 6 years ago

Oh goody. Right, because I trust Google to not only know where I am and what I'm doing at all times, but also be able to control my $50k car. /s

Hyundai should make a proper App (for both platforms) to securely communicate with an owner's Genesis Connected Services Account. Even that is still an opportunity to get hacked.

Can someone please make a new vehicle without electronic controls and gizmos? Guess I'm going to have to look into a kit car built by a custom shop for my next vehicle; something that won't be completely hosed when some screwball regime hits us with an EMP.

zroger73

said about 6 years ago

I wonder how long it will take for someone (or a child) to remotely start a car that is parked in a garage causing the entire family to die due to carbon monoxide poisoning?

holyone

said about 6 years ago

zroger73 said:

I wonder how long it will take for someone (or a child) to remotely start a car that is parked in a garage causing the entire family to die due to carbon monoxide poisoning?

:D :D :D

darrylk1

said about 6 years ago

zroger73 said:

I wonder how long it will take for someone (or a child) to remotely start a car that is parked in a garage causing the entire family to die due to carbon monoxide poisoning?

Remote start has been around for well over a decade. I'm sure it's happened, but most systems shut the car off after 10-15 minutes, so probably not long enough for any real damage to occur.