ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,133, issued on June 30, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Connected driving control method for add-on mobility device and the add-on mobility device of the same" was invented by Gi Young Kwon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobility device connected driving control method for a first mobility device includes a plurality of first wheels, a first drive motor providing a driving force to the plurality of first wheels, a first high-voltage battery supplying power to the first drive motor, and a first pivot mechanism, and for a mobility device including a s...