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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A longitudinal autonomous driving control apparatus for following a target vehicle and a method thereof are provided. A sensor device provided in a vehicle obtains information about one or more surrounding vehicles. A controller analyzes longitudinal behaviors of the one or more surrounding vehicles and determines whether the one or more surrounding vehicles are vehicles suitable for longitudinal following autonomous driving control of the vehicle. The autonomous driving control apparatus actively select a target vehicle optimized for longitudinal autonomous driving control performance to improve completeness of an autonomous driving function.