Hyundai has now become the first auto makers to offer Google's Android Auto Systems in it's 2015 Sonata Model.
This was first announced in January 2014 by Google who said it was working with automakers including Hyundai, Audi and Honda to integrate the system in to their dashboards.
It connects to the driver's smartphone and allows them to access apps like Google Maps by voice, steering wheel controls or a touchscreen on the dashboard.
Android smartphone users who own or drive a 2015 Sonata car can now ask car dealers to download the system for free if they have a vehicle with navigation.
Google said the system would be offered in 28 different brands by the 2016 model year.
Apple, its main rival, had also signed similar deals with BMW, GM and Honda.
Hyundai, which is the world's fifth largest auto group with affiliate Kia Motors, said it planned to offer the android system in other models, along with Apple's version of the system called CarPlay soon as well.
It added that the "high technology experience" also improves the driver's safety.
The Automaker said "The smartphone's screen becomes locked, so drivers are not tempted to look down and interact with their phones directly while Android Auto is in use."
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