US 12,287,222 B2
Vehicle and method of controlling vehicle
Woo Sung Kim, Jeonju-si (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 Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,063.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0064435 (KR), filed on May 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0384112 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3658 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3461 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a communicator;
a sensor;
a user interface device implemented as an electronic device that receives user input and outputs information; and
a controller configured to generate a plurality of routes based on destination information received through the user interface device, wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate a first route not including an exclusive lane from a position of the vehicle to a destination; and
in response to information on a maximum occupancy of the vehicle satisfying a first preset condition and information on a number of occupants in the vehicle acquired by the sensor satisfying a second preset condition, generate a second route including the exclusive lane from the position of the vehicle to the destination,
wherein the controller is further configured to control the user interface device to display a visual indicator configured to select the second route based on the information on the maximum occupancy satisfying the first preset condition and the information on the number of occupants not satisfying the second preset condition.
 
10. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
acquiring information on a maximum occupancy of the vehicle;
acquiring information on a number of occupants in the vehicle; and
generating a plurality of routes based on destination information received through a user interface device of the vehicle, the user interface device being implemented as an electronic device that receives user input and outputs information, wherein generating the plurality of routes comprises:
generating a first route not including an exclusive lane from a position of the vehicle to a destination;
in response to the information on the maximum occupancy of the vehicle satisfying a first preset condition and the information on the number of occupants in the vehicle satisfying a second preset condition, generating a second route including the exclusive lane from the position of the vehicle to the destination; and
controlling the user interface device to display a visual indicator configured to select the second route based on the information on the maximum occupancy satisfying the first preset condition and the information on the number of occupants not satisfying the second preset condition.