Hyundai·Kia Motors Establish 'Contactless IT Development Platform' with Partners

Hyundai Kia Motors Yangjae-dong Headquarters.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors have completed the establishment of a 'contactless IT development platform' and are embarking on 'smart win-win' cooperation with IT partners.

On the 11th, Hyundai and Kia announced that, in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and to enhance a partnership-based win-win relationship with their partners, they have decided to fully transition software and other IT development methods to a completely contactless development environment.

The contactless IT development platform, jointly established with Hyundai AutoEver, features a cloud-based system that allows external access to various infrastructures and program development tools necessary for software development.

Additionally, security guidelines and development processes have been supplemented to fit the new environment, while actively incorporating feedback from partner companies to configure the development system.

Previously, IT development tasks were carried out with IT partner employees stationed at locations designated by the ordering company to facilitate efficient communication and management convenience. As a result, IT partners have complained about difficulties such as unfamiliar working environments, transportation inconveniences, and the inability to reuse existing developments, with some developers even being reluctant to bid on projects.

With the establishment of the contactless IT development platform, partner employees will be able to perform IT development tasks from their desired locations and PCs, such as their homes or affiliated companies, which is expected to greatly improve development efficiency and job satisfaction.

Currently, Hyundai and Kia operate IT development centers in six locations including Uiwang and Sohari. Approximately 1,000 personnel from about 100 partner companies reside within these IT development centers to perform development tasks.

Hyundai and Kia plan to first transition the partner personnel at the Uiwang IT development center to the contactless development system and continue to expand contactless operations at IT development centers such as Sohari and Yangjae within this year.

A Hyundai and Kia official stated, “We expect that the establishment of the contactless IT development platform will enable transparent and responsible IT development operations based on mutual trust,” adding, “We will support reducing the physical and psychological burdens of partner employees to produce better quality results, while continuously supplementing and improving systems and policies to maintain win-win management with more IT partners.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.