US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Feb. 24 for "Vehicle for pregnant woman and method of controlling same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,116, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle for pregnant woman and method of controlling same" was invented by Sung Il Jung (Busan, South Korea), Jeong Eun Kim (Seongnam-Si, South Korea) and Hui Un Son (Suwon-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle providing various functions for a pregnant woman and a method of controlling the same, include controlling the vehicle for a pregnant woman may include setting a maximum manipulation amount for each of one or more pedals for a driver seat based on a driver input value or occupant posture inform...