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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hyeon Woo, Daegu, KR;
Hyeon Taek Choi, Bucheon-si, KR;
Dong Hoon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Eun Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jin Kyeom Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle assistance device includes an information provider configured to provide information necessary to perform an assistance function, and a controller configured to determine whether a driver is drinking based on information provided from the information provider, to determine a drinking caution level upon determining that the driver is drinking, and to perform drinking assistance control if the drinking caution level meets conditions for entering a drinking caution mode.