Genesis GV70 Incident

According to testimony provided by the vehicle operator, a HATCI engineer, the subject prototype GV70 vehicle was undergoing an evaluation of different drive modes (ECO, Comfort, Sport, etc) while driving westbound on [XXX] in the left lane. The roadway condition was allegedly wet due to heavy rain that just subsided to a light drizzle. While approaching a Lincoln vehicle with the Highway Drive Assist ("HDA") engaged, the operator alleged the following: 1) The operator decided to actively brake to disengage the HDA mode. 2) The operator then switched to the right lane successfully. 3) The vehicle's Lane Keep Assist ("LKA") applied steering input during the lane change while the operator manually managed the steering completing the lane change. 4) Within a few seconds of the lane change, the vehicle began to rotate counter-clockwise and the front of the vehicle made contact with the rear passenger side of the Lincoln vehicle in the left lane. 5) After making contact, the GV70 rotated clockwise and travelled off the roadway eventually coming to a stop in a wooded area. The Lincoln vehicle also left the roadway and came to a stop near the GV70 vehicle in the same wooded area. 6) The GV70 vehicle airbags did not deploy during the incident. 7) Police and first responder medical teams arrived at the incident and the GV70 car was towed away. HMA, HATCI, and NHTSA's SCI inspected the vehicle on June [XXX], 2022. An EDR event record was downloaded. The EDR report indicated the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) was not engaged within the 5 seconds recorded prior to the crash event. A copy of the EDR report was retained by SCI. Because ACC is a mandatory component of the vehicle's HDA function, the inactive state of the ACC in the EDR report inferred that the HDA was not engaged at the time of crash. A follow-up interview with the vehicle operator was held with members from HMA, HATCI, and NHTSA's SCI. Details obtained during the interview confirmed that neither HDA, nor any other of the vehicle's equipped Level 2 ADAS functionality, was engaged at the time of the crash. Based on this information, Hyundai has determined that this event was not caused or influenced by the operation of any Level 2 ADAS equipped on the subject vehicle. This concludes Hyundai's reporting obligation for this event.