US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on March 31 for "System and method for authenticating user of robotaxi" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,108, issued on March 31, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"System and method for authenticating user of robotaxi" was invented by Da Ye Oh (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment system for authenticating a user of a robotaxi includes an authentication server and a robotaxi. The authentication server configured to create a first authentication number, transmit the first authentication number to a smart phone the user, receive a second authentication number from the robotaxi when authenticating the user using a digital key fails, and request unlocking ...