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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hyuk Kim, Hanam-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for controlling a vehicle. The device includes memory that stores program instructions, and a processor that executes the program instructions. The processor outputs, via a display of the vehicle and/or an audio system of the vehicle, an available autonomous driving travel time associated with a portion, of a travel route to a destination, that is suitable for autonomous driving. The available autonomous driving travel time is determined based on a location of the vehicle. Based on a determination that autonomous driving is activated for the vehicle, the processor allows media playback of in the vehicle.