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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
SL Mirrortech Corporation, Siheung-Si, KR;
Chang Woo Sohn, Seoul, KR;
Byeong Kwan Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Soo Man Jung, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Choon Gi Jung, Seoul, KR;
Mu Youl Lee, Daegu, KR;
Chul Jung, Incheon, KR;
Woo Young Chung, Uiwang-Si, KR;
Seok Keon Kwon, Anyang-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
SL Mirrortech Corporation, Siheung-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a processor; a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the processor; and the one or more programs include instructions for: a first determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a driving state; a first controller configured to deactivate a touch mode of the touch panel provided in the digital side mirror system when the vehicle is determined to be in the driving state; a second determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a switch mode for controlling the function of the vehicle through the operating switch; and a second controller configured to control a driver to perform a function from a menu selected through the operating switch when the vehicle is determined to be in the switch mode.