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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Hyok Jin Chong, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/12 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02); B60W 2554/404 (2020.02);
Abstract
The apparatus for lane following assist includes a reference position setting unit configured to set a reference position which is determined to be deviated to one side within a predetermined range from a center of a lane based on a driving tendency of a driver as a new reference position for the lane keeping assist, a deviation determining unit configured to determine whether the vehicle deviates from the reference position, and an offset following control unit configured to assist steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the lane along the reference position.