Vehicle control apparatus and method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorTae Ho Lee
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Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes a sensor device that obtains position information and driving information of a vehicle, a communication device that receives traffic light information related to at least one traffic light associated with the position information from the outside thereof, and a controller configured for determining whether to provide a service prohibited for use while the vehicle is traveling, depending on a remaining time until a signal for allowing the vehicle to drive is turned on, which is determined based on at least one of the position information, the driving information, the traffic light information, or a combination thereof.
Claims20
A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor device configured to obtain position information and driving information of a vehicle;
- a communication device configured to receive traffic light information related to at least one traffic light associated with the position information from outside thereof;
- and
- a controller configured to determine whether to provide a service prohibited for use while the vehicle is traveling,
- wherein whether to provide the service prohibited for use while the vehicle is traveling is determined depending on a remaining time until a signal for allowing the vehicle to drive is turned on, and
- wherein the remaining time is determined based on at least one of the position information, the driving information, the traffic light information, or a combination thereof.
A vehicle control system, comprising:
- a server including traffic light information related to at least one traffic light;
- and
- a vehicle configured to deliver at least one of position information of the vehicle, driving information of the vehicle, or a combination thereof to the server, receive a remaining time until a signal for allowing the vehicle to drive is turned on from the server, and determine whether to provide a service prohibited for use while the vehicle is traveling, depending on the remaining time,
- wherein the remaining time is determined based on at least one of the position information, the driving information, the traffic light information, or a combination thereof.
A vehicle control method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a sensor device, position information and driving information of a vehicle;
- receiving, by a communication device, traffic light information related to at least one traffic light associated with the position information from outside thereof;
- and
- determining, by a controller, whether to provide a service prohibited for use while the vehicle is traveling,
- wherein whether to provide the service prohibited for use while the vehicle is traveling is determined depending on a remaining time until a signal for allowing the vehicle to drive is turned on, and
- wherein the remaining time is determined based on at least one of the position information, the driving information, the traffic light information, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.