Pleos feasibility
Reevl: ON THE WAY
The ON THE WAY branch of Reevl. Main project: Reevl
Summary
I looked at whether Reevl could move into a car. The answer was "not as it is." I found the platform constraint first, then narrowed the situation instead of shrinking the screen. The three screens were designed; they have not been built.
Overview
A personal study of Hyundai's Pleos Connect infotainment, done in September 2026. I had hands-on time with the platform in an actual car as part of Hyundai Motor Group UX Studio Seoul's research crew.
Problem
Reevl is a property terminal for the web and the phone. A car would be the eighth surface, and one more assumption breaks here: that a screen means you are allowed to show something on it.
Key decisions
Find the constraint first, then narrow the scope
Pleos Connect runs on Android Automotive (AAOS). AAOS decides by category what may be shown while driving, and a property app fits none of those categories.
Parked was the only place to land. Instead of porting the web, I narrowed to one situation – a viewing, the moment the car stops in front of the complex.
Controls on the left, map on the right
In a left-hand-drive car the centre display sits to the driver's right, so the left of the screen is the side nearer to them.
Controls went to the left, within reach; the map went right. Touch targets at 108px, type no smaller than 19px – a car shakes and hands are not precise.
Do not hide what cannot be given – offer the alternative
While driving, regulation says this screen cannot be shown. Hiding it reads as a fault.
I designed the driving screen separately. It says the view is not available now and hands over to voice, a different form factor.
Process
Feasibility rested on what Reevl already has. Showing nearby complexes from the car's position works with existing assets: 45,000 complex coordinates and a per-district nearby shard of 67KB, so no extra server is needed.
Three screens were settled: the viewing mode (parked – three cards for the complexes nearby, with pins on the map), one complex (the headline price large, four cells for jeonse ratio, the one-year AI forecast, transit and school district, plus an AI briefing), and the driving notice. The format is 1920×720 for a 12.3-inch display, in Reevl's dark tokens.
All three stopped at the design. Checking the constraint was the point of the study; nothing was built.