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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Ki Hong, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Kyung Joo Bang, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Jae Woong Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hyuk Kim, Hanam-si, KR;
Il Hwan Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is an autonomous driving control apparatus. The autonomous driving control apparatus includes a sensor device, a driving device, a memory, and a control device. For example, the autonomous driving control apparatus identifies host vehicle information including at least one of a real-time weight of a host vehicle, gear information of the host vehicle, a driving speed of the host vehicle, or a combination of the real-time weight, the gear information, and the driving speed by using the sensor device, identifies required driving torque required to drive on a hill placed on a driving route of the host vehicle through the driving device by using the host vehicle information, and provides a user with route change information, or provides a transition request for control authority for the host vehicle if output available torque of the host vehicle is less than the required driving torque.