US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 28 for "Vehicle for performing minimal risk maneuver and method for operating the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,880, issued on July 28, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (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 (Daegu, South Korea) and Young Bin Min (Busan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes at least one sensor, a controller configured to control operations of the vehicle; and a processor configured to be electrically connected to the at least one sensor and the controller, the processor configured to detec...