Patent ID: 11897470
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for controlling a powertrain of an autonomous vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
an autonomous driving controller configured to control autonomous driving of the vehicle; and
a transmission controller configured to determine whether the vehicle satisfies a pulse and glide (P&G) driving condition during the autonomous driving and to alternately perform pulse driving and coasting in conjunction with the autonomous driving controller when the vehicle satisfies the P&G driving condition,
wherein the transmission controller is configured to
cause a transmission to remain in a neutral state during the coasting,
engage the clutch when vehicle speed falls within a predetermined range from minimum speed in a P&G driving speed range during the coasting, and
request engine torque control to the engine controller when the vehicle speed reaches the minimum speed.