US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, Kia on July 14 for "Vehicle for performing minimal risk maneuver and method for operating the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,341, issued on July 14, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle for performing minimal risk maneuver and method for operating the same" was invented by Jong Hyuck Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jong Sung Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Chan Jong Jang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Young Bin Min (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a vehicle which supports a minimal risk maneuver. The vehicle performs driving, perform the minimal risk maneuver when a specific event occurs during the driving, eliminates the risk of the vehicle in accor...