US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on April 29 for "Vehicle and method of controlling a vehicle" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,120, issued on April 29, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle and method of controlling a vehicle" was invented by Jooam Baek (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle for preventing accidents when entering a tunnel includes: a front camera provided in the vehicle and configured to acquire front image data, a light wave detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor provided in the vehicle and configured to acquire point cloud data, a front radar provided in the vehicle and configured to acquire front radar data, and a driver assist system including a...