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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2022
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventor:

Jin Sung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/087 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an engine start in a hybrid vehicle. The method comprises activating a remote smart parking assist (RSPA) function when a remote smart assist signal is received, determining whether to start an engine of a hybrid vehicle based on a current state of the hybrid vehicle in which the RSPA function is activated, setting a first driving mode using an electric motor when it is determined that the engine is not able to be started, and releasing the first driving mode when a riding determination condition is satisfied in a state of the first driving mode.


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