Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Corporation

Dong Il Yang

Eun Young Choi

Min Sang Yu

Rosali Sun Pyun

Ki Seok Seong

Woo Jin Kim

Jin Su Jeong

Hyeong Jin Ham

Seo Hyung Cheon

Pil Cheon Jang

Yun Joong Park

Beom Choon Park

Ji Woon Park

A route suggestion device and a method therefor are provided. The route suggestion device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor determines whether it is possible for a vehicle to arrive at a destination based on a current drivable distance, when the destination is set, searches for at least one charging station in a route where the vehicle arrives at the destination, using a driving scheduling function of scheduling a final route to the destination, in response to that it is determined that it is impossible for the vehicle to arrive at the destination, determines a first charging station as a waypoint based on an item of interest of a passenger, in which a will of the passenger is reflected, among the at least one charging station, and generates an optimal route including the first charging station. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.

Route suggestion device and method therefor

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling a side mirror of an autonomous vehicle and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to detect whether a vehicle is autonomously driven and to fold the side mirror such that a mirror surface is in close contact with a vehicle body surface or side window glass or to insert the side mirror into the inner space of the vehicle when the vehicle is autonomously driven. Through the present disclosure, it is possible to notify an external vehicle of information indicating that the vehicle is driven in an autonomous driving mode.

Apparatus for controlling side mirror of autonomous vehicle and method thereof

An apparatus and a method are configured to control a steering wheel of an autonomous driving vehicle. A state of a driver may be monitored during autonomous driving, and at least one of an upward/downward location, a leftward/rightward tilting angle, or an axial movement of the steering wheel of the autonomous driving vehicle may be controlled based on the state of the driver. As a result, danger information may be delivered to the driver through a dual system during autonomous driving.

Apparatus and method for controlling steering wheel of autonomous vehicle

A driving controller for a vehicle includes a detector that obtains driving information of a preceding vehicle and information about the road and a controller that determines a risk level of the preceding vehicle based on the driving information of the preceding vehicle and determines whether to perform avoidance control depending on the risk level. When it is determined that a breakdown or risk occurs in the preceding vehicle, the driving controller provides corresponding logic capable of avoiding the preceding vehicle.

Driving controller for determining a risk level of a vehicle and control method thereof

In an apparatus and a method for providing information on autonomous driving of a vehicle to a passenger of the vehicle, when it is recognized whether partial autonomous driving of a vehicle is activated, information on whether a user operates a device including a display may be acquired, and it is determined the user operates the display in a state in which the partial autonomous driving is activated, information on the autonomous driving of the vehicle may be output through the display. An effect of inducing an alert measure of the driver against a dangerous situation may be provided by providing driving information at a site, at which a sight of the driver stays.

Apparatus and method for providing autonomous driving information

An autonomous vehicle and a drone-based emergency response method thereof are provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a communication device that supports communication with a drone and a detection device that detects vehicle status information and driving environment information. A processing device detects an emergency situation occurring on a road based on the vehicle status information and the driving environment information while autonomous driving and performs a response logic matching the recognized emergency situation using the drone.

Autonomous vehicle and drone-based emergency response method thereof

An apparatus for determining failure of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain autonomous driving information, and a controller configured to compare the autonomous driving information obtained during autonomous driving with a determination criterion set as failure sound information and to determine whether the failure occurs, based on the comparison result.

Apparatus and method for determining error of vehicle

An apparatus for controlling a space of a vehicle includes: a communication device to receive reservation information; and a controller to determine a manner of partitioning an inner space of the vehicle based on the reservation information and control an operation of one or more partition to correspond to the manner of partitioning the inner space, thereby allowing users moving similar routes to feel comfortable.

Apparatus, system and method for controlling space of vehicle

A vehicle data sharing apparatus and a vehicle data sharing method, may include a processor configured to subdivide a sharing range of vehicle data for each group according to a range of a subject driving a vehicle, and to obtain consent from a user for each subdivided group, to perform vehicle data sharing; and a storage configured to register consent information related to a sharing range of vehicle data acquired from the user.

Apparatus for sharing data of vehicle and method thereof

An autonomous vehicle and a drunk driving responding method, includes an autonomous driving control apparatus including a processor that is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency situation when the alcohol is detected in the vehicle, and to move the vehicle to an operational design domain when the processor concludes that the vehicle is in the emergency situation, and a communication device that is configured to notify a government office or a rescue organization of the emergency situation.

Autonomous vehicle, and method for responding to drunk driving thereof

A method for controlling emergency stop of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: controlling emergency stop of an autonomous vehicle capable of recognizing a stop request from an emergency vehicle, determining whether a current situation is an emergency situation or a general situation, and performing a procedure corresponding to each situation to stop the autonomous vehicle based on each situation.

Method for controlling emergency stop of autonomous vehicle

An apparatus for controlling a vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving is provided. The apparatus includes an autonomous driving device that executes the autonomous driving and generates a transition demand when it is impossible to execute the autonomous driving. A driving controller performs a minimum risk maneuver (MRM) of applying a deceleration pattern differently depending on a driving environment of the vehicle, when the transition demand is generated, but when driving manipulation by a driver does not occur. A subsequent safety ensuring function is performed according to the MRM for the driver to recognize the MRM, and a drive mode of the vehicle is changed to a drive mode with a rapid response speed to acceleration or steering.

Apparatus for controlling vehicle and method thereof

A vehicle includes a processing device that detects an authentication device approaching the vehicle, determines a user's impaired state based on user condition information acquired using at least one device mounted on the vehicle, and performs a safe driving assistance service. The safe driving assistance service can prevent an impaired user from operating the vehicle.

Vehicle and safe driving assistance method therefor

A battery cooling system for a vehicle and a method are disclosed. In particular, the battery cooling system may include: a battery cooling apparatus to selectively connected to a cooling apparatus and cool a battery by coolant flowing through the battery cooling apparatus; a battery management system to measure a temperature of the battery in a periodic time interval after a vehicle is turned off; and a controller to control the battery cooling apparatus to cool the battery when the temperature of the batter is higher than a threshold temperature.

Battery cooling system for vehicle and method thereof

A guidance apparatus for an autonomous vehicle and a method therefor are provided. The guidance apparatus includes a first guidance device that guides a passenger in the autonomous vehicle through first response information, a second guidance device that guides a rescuer outside the autonomous vehicle through second response information, and a controller that controls guidance on the first response information and guidance on the second response information, when abnormality occurs in the autonomous vehicle.

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Seoul, South Korea

Dong Il Yang