Home mode powers on climate and lights as drivers near home, while away mode powers down unused appliances and can start a robot vacuum when away.

The service enables location-based automation, using the car’s GPS to trigger routines such as pre-cooling the home or turning on an air purifier when approaching home.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation will launch a Car to Home service integrated with Samsung SmartThings, linking vehicles with home devices.

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Controllable devices include certain air conditioners since 2021 and select air purifiers and robot vacuums manufactured since 2024.

A core feature called Smart Routine automates device behavior around the car’s location, turning off unused devices when leaving home and preparing the indoor environment when returning.

Subscribers to Hyundai Bluelink and Kia Connect can link accounts by scanning a QR code shown in the vehicle’s SmartThings app, with support limited to ccNC-equipped models built since late 2022, expanding through software updates.

This rollout follows an earlier Home-to-Car service introduced in September that allows controlling a vehicle from home, including engine start and EV charging initiation.

Hyundai and Kia frame Car to Home and Home-to-Car as building a unified ecosystem that expands mobility into a smart home hub.

The system supports Home-to-Car as well, letting users monitor vehicle status and control features such as air conditioning, engine start, door locks, and EV charging from the SmartThings app, with plans to broaden connectivity in both directions.