Today Hyundai owners no longer need to
fish out a phone from a pocket or purse to remote start, lock or unlock their
car using Blue Link™.
They also won't need to look down at a phone to find their car in a crowded
parking lot if they can't remember where they parked after a sold out sporting
event or a business trip. This is because Hyundai has launched its Blue
Link smartwatch companion app to help owners with these tasks. The latest Blue Link app update on
Google Play now includes the smartwatch companion app for Android Wear. The
Blue Link smartwatch app will be available for the Apple Watch shortly after
its release.
"Blue
Link subscribers and gadget lovers will appreciate a more convenient way to
interact with their Hyundai
vehicles," said Frank Ferrara, executive vice president, customer
satisfaction, Hyundai
Motor America. "Now you can remote start your car with your smartphone,
smartwatch, laptop, desktop or tablet. It is like being James Bond 007 or
Scotty in Star Trek."
Hyundai's cloud-based Blue Link platform
allows features like remote start and service information to be quickly
accessed through devices like smartwatches and smartphones. The new app is easy
to use. The wearer simply taps an icon or uses voice commands to execute remote
functions. Pushing the microphone icon on the watch activates the voice
function, where the driver can execute commands such as "Start my
car," "Lock my car" or "Find my car."
The
Blue Link smartwatch app must be paired via Bluetooth to an owner's smartphone
that contains the Blue Link
mobile app. Remote functions can then be executed from almost anywhere in the
U.S. as long as the user's smartphone has a Bluetooth and cellular or Internet
connection.
The Blue Link smartwatch app works
with first and next generation Blue Link
equipped Hyundai models.
The first generation Blue Link system rolled out on the 2012 Sonata and
expanded across the lineup through 2013. Next generation Blue Link equipped
models include the 2015 Genesis, Sonata and Azera. The smartwatch app provides
all Blue Link users, including first generation owners, with even more freedom
of choice when interacting with their Hyundai.
Blue Link Smartwatch features (all voice
activated):
Remote Engine Start
Remote Engine Stop (Only available when
vehicle is in remote engine start mode)
Remote Door Lock / Unlock
Remote Flash Lights / Honk Horn
Car Finder
Call Roadside
Call Blue Link
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