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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Eun Young Choi, Seoul, KR;
Jin Su Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Woo Jin Kim, Incheon, KR;
Seo Hyung Cheon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Rosali Sun Pyun, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ki Seok Seong, Cheonan-si, KR;
Dong Il Yang, Seoul, KR;
Min Sang Yu, Hwaseong-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
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.