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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hwi Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tae Sung Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jun Soo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Su Jung Yoo, Incheon, KR;
Hyun Ju Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a lane change in a vehicle includes a navigation module for guiding a user along a path from a starting point to a destination point, a GPS module, a memory, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a processor for being electrically connected with the navigation module, the GPS module, the memory, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The processor determines whether it is possible to control a lane change to a target lane in the path based on a length of a diverging lane in a diverging section or a length of a merging lane in a merging section in the diverging section or the merging section included in the path, controls the lane change to the target lane, and controls the vehicle to travel along a lane link connected with the target lane.