Hyundai Venue with Blue Link Technology
Hyundai had launched a compact SUV in India to compete dominant SUVs in the market like Maruti Suzuki Brezza and other similar cars. The Venue from Hyundai was launched in other countries prior to India because Hyundai India had the intention of adding dedicated features exclusively for Indians. Hyundai Venue is the first in its segment to have internet-based connectivity features under the roof of Blue Link. Venue Itself is a stunning compact SUV from Hyundai and the addition of smart features along with internet connectivity makes it inevitable for a buyer to take Venue into consideration.
The Blue Link
Every modern car comes with a touchscreen infotainment system. The Hyundai Venue has an AVNT screen that provides the required interface between the user and Blue Link. The Venue has got an e-Sim which gives the facility to connect to Blue Link support through the Internet.
Blue Link Technology of Hyundai Venue offers 33 features out of which 10 are exclusive for Indian Version. These 33 features are categorized by Hyundai into
- Safety
- Security
- Remote
- Vehicle Relationship management
- Location-based services
- Alert services
- AI-based voice commands.
Safety:
Under this category following features are included.
- Auto Crash Notification – The call gets already placed to the customer support of Blue Link and thereafter the support team assists you in contacting the emergency services.
- Emergency Assistance / SOS – The help can also be requested with the help of a button placed under the central rearview mirror.
- Roadside Assistance – In the situation of car breakdown, the support team will provide roadside assistance services.
- Panic notification – The button can also be used to send an emergency message to registered family members when in need.
Security:
Security includes
- Stolen Vehicle Tracking – The blue link service center will assist the police as well as the owner to track the stolen vehicle.
- Stolen vehicle Notification – The alert message will be sent to the owner when the alarm of the vehicle goes on.
- Stolen vehicle Immobilization – If the car is found stolen the blue link service provider will remotely immobilize the car.
Remote
There are many smart features under the remote category which makes the manual efforts like:
- Remote Engine Start / Stop
- Remote Climate Control
- Remote Door Lock / unlock
- Remote Horn Honk and Light
- Remote Vehicle Status – Provides Real-time information on various things of car-like doors, engine, windows, headlights, etc.
- Find My car – Locate the car on your phone.
- Share my Car
Vehicle Relationship management
Apart from driving behavior and monthly health report blue link will also have an option of diagnosis through which the user gets acknowledge if any mechanical part or other parts are malfunctioning. The diagnosis can be done manually too.
- Auto DTC check
- Manual DTC check
- Monthly health report
- Maintenance Alert – shows the message on the screen when maintenance is required like oil change and coolant change, etc.
- Driving Information/ Behavior – Provide daily trip data along with the driving style of the user.
Location-based services
Bunch of features which are location-based provide by blue link technology is s follows
- Push map to Car
- Push map from call center
- Live POI (Point of Interest) search
- Live Traffic info
- Share destination
- Live car tracking
- Set destination with the calendar
- Live car location sharing
Alert Services
User can set alerts for following
- Geo-fence
- Speed
- Time
- Valet
- Idle
AI-based voice commands
The voice recognition is one of the outstanding smart features of Blue Link.
- Voice recognition – Indian English
All in all Hyundai Venue becomes all-rounder with Blue Link in terms of smart features but the services from Blue Link will be free for 3 years only and after the free period the user would have to buy a subscription.
