ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,029, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle and control method thereof" was invented by Sangbok Won (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method enhance vehicle safety by identifying dangerous objects using a precise map database. A sensor acquires an object's current motion information, and a navigator obtains vehicle location information. A controller processes this data, converting the object's motion into first absolute coordinates on a precise map. These first absolute coordinates are compared with an expected motion v...