Hyundai’s E-corner System Allows Crab Driving, 360-degree Turning, Solved Parallel Parking For Good

Hyundai’s E-corner System allows Crab Driving as well Pivot and 360-degree turning, to solve parallel parking for good. 

Hyundai Mobis’ in-wheel system enables driving performance by controlling of all four wheels independently.

In-wheel system is the future mobility solution essential to e-Corner module that enables Zero Turns and Crab Walking.

Crab Driving

Hyundai Mobis, the “parts and service” arm for South Korean automaker, Hyundai Motor Company, has announced it is developing an in-wheel system that is equipped in the E-corner System, which allows an electric motor to control each wheel directly.

Hyundai Mobis’s E-corner System is an integrated solution that combines electronic steering, braking, and suspension technologies centered around the in-wheel motor.

Crab Driving

In addition to improving the driving range of electric vehicles with secured battery capacity, the in-wheel system also allows unique features like Crab Walking as well as Zero and Pivot Turns.

Hyundai Mobis is currently developing the e-Corner System by installing it in prototype Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicles with a goal of completing the development within the next five years.

Zero Turn

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Video shared by Hyundai Mobis to show off the Crab Driving features shows an Ioniq 5 EV turn all four wheels perpendicular (90 degrees) to a tight parking spot, before driving in.

Hyundai Mobis also demonstrated the Zero Turn, which basically allows the Ioniq 5 to rotate its front inside while the rear wheels turn outside to perform 360-degree idle turn, a feature that could also come in handy in a tight parking lot.

Pivot Turn

Hyundai Mobis is currently is verifying its reliability for mass-production based on IONIQ 5 with Hyundai Motor Company. Oh Heung-sub, executive vice president, Head of Electrification, Hyundai Mobis, said :

“We plan to complete the development of this technology that is both durable and reliable so that we can begin mass-production of the in-wheel system by the end of this year. We will continue to idealize the technology to ready ourselves for the future of mobility.”

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