US 12,221,132 B2
Apparatus for controlling driving mode of robo-taxi and method thereof
Da Ye Oh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,509.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0021686 (KR), filed on Feb. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264717 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/227 (2024.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 60/00253 (2020.02) [B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 60/0053 (2020.02); G05D 1/227 (2024.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for controlling a driving mode of a robo-taxi, the apparatus comprising:
a communication device configured to provide a communication interface with a master key; and
a controller configured to change the driving mode of the robo-taxi based on a control signal from the master key,
wherein the control signal comprises at least one of a lock button input signal, an unlock button input signal, or any combination thereof.