Jennifer van der Kleut

If there’s one Silicon Valley company that knows high-speed data, it’s Cisco Systems. So, it’s no surprise that when popular South Korea-based automaker Hyundai was looking for a data specialist to team up with to develop the next generation of Internet-connected cars, they chose Cisco.

News outlets began reporting the new partnership this week.

Fortune Magazine reports that the partnership “will focus on a network that will speed up and improve the transfer of large amounts of data within the vehicle,” and that it is “part of Hyundai’s wider strategy of working with tech firms to create a connected-car platform for its vehicles.”

The network will aim to make communication between the various systems within the car more effective-and the two companies say, not only will that goal help optimize the car’s connectivity, but it will lend itself well to future self-driving tech as well.

“For autonomous driving to progress, [the car’s systems] have to communicate efficiently with each other and the driver in real time,” Fortune says.

Essentially, Reuters reports, Hyundai plans to create “high-performing computers on wheels.”

Fortune reports that the two entities will also combine forces on research into a test environment for vehicle driving simulation.

“Hyundai Motor says it will invest in cloud, big data analytics, and connected car security technologies,” Fortune explains.

Image Courtesy of Hyundai.