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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ohyun Kwon, Whasung-Si, KR;
Jaekyu Yu, Whasung-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle includes an audio device including a radio tuner configured for receiving radio frequency signals, a radar configured for detecting radar data of a rear seat passenger, and a controller electrically connected to the radar, wherein the controller is configured to determine, in response that a radio broadcast is being played in the audio device, whether the rear seat passenger is sleeping based on the radar data detected by the radar, switch, if the rear seat passenger is sleeping, a radio mode from a normal playback mode to a sleep assistance mode, and change, in the sleep assistance mode, at least one of radio frequency and radio sound quality through the radio tuner.