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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Su Hong Chae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ji Hwan Park, Seoul, KR;
Young Jin Sung, Seoul, KR;
Chan Hee Jung, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling autonomous driving and a method for the same are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor device provided in a vehicle to acquire information on a collision risk during autonomous driving of the vehicle, a user input sensing device to sense a control input, which is input from a user of the vehicle, for switching an autonomous driving mode, and a processor to determine a collision risk, based on the information acquired through the sensor device, to determine whether to switch the autonomous driving mode, based on the control input of the user, when the collision risk is determined as being present, and to control autonomous driving of the vehicle, based on a determination result of whether to switch the autonomous driving mode.