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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2025
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jun Han Kang, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Young Il Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Da Hoon Jeong, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Ji Hun Byun, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Ik Jin Um, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
In Ho Oh, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting off-road driving includes a controller configured to receive off-road driving data of a vehicle and control a shift timing of the vehicle according to shift timing control data by applying the off-road driving data to a shift timing control logic, wherein the shift timing control logic may be configured to vary the shift timing according to a possibility of the vehicle stuck in off-road terrain based on the off-road driving data.