US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Dec. 23 for "Vehicle approach notification device and method therefor" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,042, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle approach notification device and method therefor" was invented by Su Yong Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle approach notification device and a method therefor may include a camera, a sensor module, a lamp, and at least one processor electrically connected with the camera, the sensor module, and the lamp. The at least one processor detects an obstacle which may be present in the direction of progress of the vehicle using the camera and the sensor module, analyzes an angle of t...