Never worry about parallel parking again with Hyundai E-Corner’s ‘Crab Driving’ technology

Hyundai eventually wants to introduce e-Corner systems to its production vehicles

for Brad Anderson

8 hours ago

Hyundai Mobis has released more images of its Ioniq 5 prototype with the e-Corner system in action, showing how having wheels that can turn up to 90 degrees can dramatically improve a vehicle’s maneuverability.

The system developed by the South Korean company consists of an e-corner module on each wheel. This module combines the steering, braking, suspension and drive systems at each wheel and was actually first previewed in 2018. Although the system is not yet ready for production, Hyundai eventually wants to bring- lo to their future road cars.

This clip shows some of the key features of the system. The first is “Crab Mode”. It works similarly to the GMC Hummer EV’s crab gear feature, but while that system can only move the electric pickup diagonally, Hyundai’s crab gear feature can move the car sideways. This avoids the need to completely parallel park and means you can simply pull into a space, engage the parking system and drive sideways.

Read: Hyundai Ioniq 5 with e-Corner Tech Gets Crab Mode, Can Turn Wheels 90 Degrees

Hyundai’s technology also has a neat feature called “Zero Spin”. This spins the wheels independently, allowing the car to turn around 360 degrees in an instant. There is also a ‘pivot spin’ feature where the rear wheels can be turned in opposite directions, spinning the rear of the car while the front wheels remain in place. Hyundai has also created a “diagonal drive” mode just like GMC’s crab pass feature mentioned above.

“We are idealizing the e-Corner system to meet future mobility demands,” Cheon Jae-seung, head of Hyundai Mobis’ Institute of Future Technology Convergence, said recently. “We will ensure different types of personalized mobility solutions that can be applied to autonomous driving and PBV to consolidate our vision to reach new heights as a mobility platform provider.”

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The system developed by the South Korean company consists of an e-corner module at each wheel. This module combines the steering, braking, suspension, and drive systems into each wheel and was actually first previewed way back in 2018. While the system isn’t yet ready for production, Hyundai does eventually want to bring it to its future road cars."
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This clip demonstrates some of the key functions of the system. The first is the ‘Crab Mode.’ It works in a similar way to the crab walking function of the GMC Hummer EV but whereas that system can only move the electric pickup diagonally, Hyundai’s Crab Walk function can move the car sideways. This avoids the need to parallel park entirely and means you could simply pull up to a space, engage the parking system, and drive in sideways."
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Read: Hyundai Ioniq 5 With e-Corner Tech Gets Crab Mode, Can Turn Wheels 90 Degrees"
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Hyundai's technology also has a neat feature called "Zero Spin".  This spins the wheels independently, allowing the car to turn around 360 degrees in an instant.  There is also a 'pivot spin' feature where the rear wheels can be turned in opposite directions, spinning the rear of the car while the front wheels remain in place.  Hyundai has also created a 'diagonal drive' mode, just like GMC's crab pass function mentioned above.'
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"We are idealizing the e-Corner system to meet future mobility demands," Cheon Jae-seung, head of Hyundai Mobis' Institute of Future Technology Convergence, said recently.  "We will ensure different types of personalized mobility solutions that can be applied to autonomous driving and PBV to consolidate our vision to reach new heights as a mobility platform provider."
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