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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2023
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventor:

Dong Il Yang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60L 53/60 (2019.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); B60L 53/60 (2019.02); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3679 (2013.01);
Abstract

A route suggestion device and a method therefor are provided. The route suggestion device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor determines whether it is possible for a vehicle to arrive at a destination based on a current drivable distance, when the destination is set, searches for at least one charging station in a route where the vehicle arrives at the destination, using a driving scheduling function of scheduling a final route to the destination, in response to that it is determined that it is impossible for the vehicle to arrive at the destination, determines a first charging station as a waypoint based on an item of interest of a passenger, in which a will of the passenger is reflected, among the at least one charging station, and generates an optimal route including the first charging station. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.


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