ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,249, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle and method of controlling the same" was invented by Ohyun Kwon (Whasung-Si, South Korea) and Jaekyu Yu (Whasung-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes an audio device including a radio tuner configured for receiving radio frequency signals, a radar configured for detecting radar data of a rear seat passenger, and a controller electrically connected to the radar, wherein the controller is configured to determine, in response that a radio broadcast is being played in the audio device, whet...