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Vehicle cruise control apparatus and method

  • US 9,434,384 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2014
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle cruise control method for performing a vehicle cruise control of a vehicle, comprising steps of:

  • receiving, by a controller of a vehicle cruise control apparatus that is communicatively connected to a navigation terminal, road information on a road located in front of the vehicle from the navigation terminal during a preceding vehicle following cruise;

    determining, by the controller, whether the road located in front of the vehicle is a slope road or a curved road based on the received road information;

    determining, by the controller, based on an image captured by a front camera of the vehicle that is communicatively connected to the controller, whether the preceding vehicle is present in an information display region in front of a driver of the vehicle, when it is determined that the road located in front of the vehicle is the slope road or the curved road; and

    displaying, in a display mounted in the vehicle and communicatively connected to the controller, a virtual preceding vehicle in the information display region through augmented reality when it is determined that the preceding vehicle is not present.

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