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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyungjin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sungki Jung, Seoul, KR;
Seongjin Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Donghun Lim, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Jonghoon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngjae Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Minseo Cha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyeonjun Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Inyong Jung, Incheon, KR;
Byungjoo Kim, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle and a control method thereof. The vehicle includes: a sensor unit for detecting driving information of a vehicle; a front wheel suspension and a rear wheel suspension, each provided on a front wheel and a rear wheel of the vehicle, respectively, and each including a spring and a damper; and a control unit for, when a driving mode of the vehicle is an autonomous driving mode or a semi-autonomous driving mode, setting the degree of sensitivity for controlling damping force of the front wheel suspension and rear wheel suspension based on a distance to a vehicle ahead detected by the sensor unit, and adjusting the damping force of the front wheel suspension and rear wheel suspension according to a state of a change in distance to the vehicle ahead and a state of acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle.