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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jin Young Whang, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae Joon Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Jong Sool Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Ho Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong Sung Kim, Incheon, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for controlling driving of a vehicle may include a first sensor that detects whether an accelerator pedal is pressed, a second sensor that detects a number of RPM of an engine, and a controller that determines whether the vehicle coasts based on whether the accelerator pedal is pressed, and determines whether to change a gear ratio of a transmission based on the number of RPM of the engine so that the coasting distance is increased in the coasting deceleration section, improving the fuel efficiency.