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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Min Soo Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Soo Man Jung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Bum Cho, Seoul, KR;
Chang Woo Sohn, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor, a forward detection device configured to identify an external object in front of the vehicle, a door handle driving device configured to control a position of a door handle relative to a door part of the vehicle, and a collision detection device configured to identify whether there is a collision of the vehicle. The processor is configured to identify whether a first signal is received from the forward detection device based on a speed of the vehicle and a distance between the vehicle and the external object, to transmit a second signal to the door handle driving device for moving the door handle to a first position outward relative to the door part, and to maintain a state where the door handle is at the first position based on receiving a third signal from the collision detection device.