Summary
Hyundai says its Pleos Connect infotainment system is debuting in the AZERA, with the all-new ELANTRA expected to bring it and the Gleo AI assistant to Korea in the second half of 2026. The system is part of the company’s broader software-defined vehicle plans.
Hyundai says its Pleos Connect infotainment system is making its debut in the AZERA, known as the GRANDEUR in Korea. The company expects the all-new ELANTRA—called AVANTE in Korea—to launch first in Korea in the second half of 2026 with Pleos Connect and its Gleo AI assistant.
Hyundai presents the system as part of its move toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs): cars whose digital features and connected services can change through software updates after delivery. The announcement outlines a planned ownership experience rather than a technical specification for how or how often updates will arrive.
What Pleos Connect is designed to do
Pleos Connect brings navigation, entertainment, vehicle settings and connected services into one infotainment system. Hyundai describes its interface as smartphone-inspired, intended to make those functions easier to find and use.
The system’s Gleo AI assistant is designed for natural-language interaction. Hyundai says drivers will be able to use it to interact with vehicle functions, access apps, search for destinations and get context-aware assistance. A planned Pleos App Market is intended to add third-party apps and services, including media and navigation options.
These are features Hyundai says the system is designed to offer; the announcement does not give detailed specifications for the interface, assistant or app ecosystem.
Hyundai’s software-defined vehicle plans
Hyundai says Pleos will support over-the-air (OTA) software updates, which deliver software remotely rather than requiring a dealership visit. The company’s stated aim is to add features, improvements and connected services during a vehicle’s life, instead of reserving new software experiences for a later model generation.
It also describes driver profiles and AI-powered services as ways to tailor interactions over time. In this approach, the infotainment system is one visible part of a wider shift: software and connected services become an ongoing part of the vehicle experience, rather than something fixed entirely at purchase.
Hyundai says it plans to extend the experience to additional models worldwide. Its announcement identifies the AZERA and the Korea-bound ELANTRA launch sequence, but does not give a market-by-market timetable for that broader expansion.