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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hee Jae Eo, Seoul, KR;
Kyowoong Choo, Seoul, KR;
Yeon Ji Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jong Ha Moon, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle may include at least two buttons provided on a steering wheel, a processor electrically connected to the at least two buttons, and storage that stores instructions executed by the processor, wherein the processor may map and set a vehicle function to the at least two buttons, detect a button manipulated among the at least two buttons, and perform a vehicle function mapped to the manipulated button based on the vehicle function mapped to the operated button and a current vehicle state.