ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,107, issued on Dec. 30.
"Apparatus for controlling vehicle and method thereof" was invented by Ju Hyeok Ra (Guri-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure may relate to a vehicle control apparatus and a method. The vehicle control apparatus may determine virtual boxes for external vehicles between the first and second virtual boxes, determine a vehicle's lane from divided lanes using a virtual box location or tracking histograms, adjust virtual boxes or heading directions of a virtual box based on the vehicle's lane or adjacent vehicles, and signal the adjustments."
The patent was filed on April 29, 2024,...