Verizon to Supply Wireless Services to Hyundai

Hyundai Motor Co. has selected Verizon Communications Inc. to supply wireless services for the carmaker's vehicles in the U.S. starting this year.

The first such model will be the 2015 Genesis sedan due in showrooms in May, Mark Bartolomeo, a vice president at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, tells Bloomberg News. Verizon services also will be offered in vehicles made by Hyundai affiliate Kia Motors Corp.

Verizon says it will provide safety, security, diagnostics and infotainment services via the company's 3G wireless network. Hyundai tells Bloomberg the system will eventually be upgraded to faster 4G service.

Hyundai is the latest carmaker to ink deals for in-car wireless services. Earlier this month General Motors Co. announced that its Chevrolet models will be equipped with 4G LTE OnStar connections running on AT&T Inc.'s network.