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 the outside thereof, and
- a controller configured to determine 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, the remaining time being 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.
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 the outside thereof;
- and
- determining, by a controller, 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, the remaining time being 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.