Let’s face it parking can be a pain. Wouldn’t it be nice if you never had to force your car into a tricky parking spot ever again? Hyundai is bringing that dream closer to reality with the introduction of its Smart Park system for the 2020 Hyundai Sonata and NEXO.
How Does Hyundai Smart Park Work?
Using a combination of sensors and cameras, Smart Park will manoeuvre your car into a selected parking space with the push of a button. Smart Park consists of two modes for parking.
Smart Park: Guides the Sonata into an available parking spot once activated by the driver.
Remote Park: Enables you to have the vehicle park for you and is activated by using either your key fob or an optional digital key. As a side note, the digital key is only available for the Android family of phones. Sorry Apple users, you’re stuck with using the fob for the time being.
The remote park function is capable of starting the car and manoeuvring it for up to 23 feet in any direction after which point it will shut down and need to be reactivated. Currently, Smart Park is only available for the Limited trim level on the Sonata. But, on the Nexo, Smart park is more broadly available and comes with a few extra bells and whistles.
