US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation on July 8 for "Vehicle for performing minimal risk maneuver and method for operating the vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,168, issued on July 8, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Vehicle for performing minimal risk maneuver and method for operating the vehicle" was invented by Chan Jong Jang (Daegu, South Korea), Young Bin Min (Busan, South Korea), Cheol Hwan Yun (Seoul, South Korea), Jong Sung Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Bong Sob Song (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Ji Min Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Sung Woo Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment method for operating a ve...