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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Ho Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
Hae Dong Youn, Incheon, KR;
Da Won Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
June Kyu Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ju Ho Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment of a vehicle control apparatus includes an air conditioning device, a sensor device, a memory, and a controller. The vehicle control apparatus can identify at least one of a driving position of a host vehicle, a driving mode of the host vehicle, a driving speed of the host vehicle, an outdoor air temperature of the host vehicle, or any combination thereof, using the sensor device, identify whether the host vehicle enters a tunnel based on the driving position, and perform sensor data correction logic for controlling the air conditioning device based on at least one of whether the host vehicle enters the tunnel, the driving speed, an amount of change in the outdoor air temperature, the driving mode of the host vehicle, or any combination thereof.