Vehicle and control method thereof

Abstract

Provided is a control method of a vehicle comprising a communicator configured to receive emergency vehicle information from outside, the control method including: receiving the emergency vehicle information and acquiring an emergency route of an emergency vehicle from the emergency vehicle information; comparing the emergency route with a first movement path of the vehicle; and changing from the first movement path to a second movement path, when at least a portion of the emergency route is identical to at least a portion of the first movement path as a result of the comparison.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control method of a vehicle comprising a communicator configured to receive emergency vehicle information from outside the vehicle, the control method comprising:
 receiving the emergency vehicle information and acquiring an emergency route of an emergency vehicle from the emergency vehicle information;   comparing the emergency route with a first movement path of the vehicle; and   changing from the first movement path to a second movement path that is distinct from the first movement path, when at least a portion of the emergency route is identical to at least a portion of the first movement path.   
     
     
         2 . The control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 controlling the vehicle to travel based on the second movement path.   
     
     
         3 . The control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 outputting a guide for the second movement path on a display.   
     
     
         4 . The control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an on/off input with respect to a route change mode based on the emergency vehicle information from a user; and   automatically changing from the first movement path to the second movement path, when the route change mode is on.   
     
     
         5 . The control method of  claim 4 , wherein the automatically changing from the first movement path to the second movement path comprises providing a guide for a route change to the user, and when a response from the user is not received for a predetermined period of time, automatically changing from the first movement path to the second movement path. 
     
     
         6 . The control method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an on/off input with respect to a route change mode based on the emergency vehicle information from a user; and   maintaining the first movement path, when the route change mode is off.   
     
     
         7 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing from the first movement path to the second movement path comprises, when the at least a portion of the emergency route is identical to the at least a portion of the first movement path, determining an identical portion, and when an entry time of the vehicle is earlier than an entry time of the emergency vehicle in the identical portion, changing from the first movement path to the second movement path. 
     
     
         8 . The control method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing from the first movement path to the second movement path comprises, when the at least a portion of the emergency route is identical to the at least a portion of the first movement path, determining an identical portion, and when an entry time of the vehicle is later than an entry time of the emergency vehicle in the identical portion, not changing from the first movement path to the second movement path. 
     
     
         9 . A control method of a vehicle comprising a communicator configured to receive emergency vehicle information from outside the vehicle, the control method comprising:
 receiving the emergency vehicle information while the vehicle is parked or stopped, and acquiring an emergency route of an emergency vehicle from the emergency vehicle information; and   acquiring a current location of the vehicle, and when the current location of the vehicle is included in the emergency route, controlling the vehicle to move to a location other than the current location.   
     
     
         10 . The control method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 controlling the communicator to provide a user terminal with a message about the emergency vehicle, when the current location of the vehicle is included in the emergency route.   
     
     
         11 . The control method of  claim 10 , wherein the message includes selection information to guide a user on a movement of the vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . The control method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 moving the vehicle, when the user allows the vehicle to move in response to the selection information.   
     
     
         13 . The control method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 searching for a nearby parking lot based on the current location of the vehicle; and   controlling the communicator to output the nearby parking lot on the user terminal.   
     
     
         14 . The control method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 receiving a user's selection on the nearby parking lot, and controlling the vehicle to move to the selected parking lot.   
     
     
         15 . The control method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 controlling the communicator to output a movement completion notification on the user terminal, when a movement of the vehicle to the selected parking lot is completed.   
     
     
         16 . The control method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 receiving an on/off input with respect to a movement mode based on the emergency vehicle information from a user; and   controlling the vehicle to move to the location other than the current location, when the movement mode is on.   
     
     
         17 . The control method of  claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the vehicle to move to the location other than the current location comprises providing a guide for a movement of the vehicle to a user terminal, and when a response from the user terminal is not received for a predetermined period of time, controlling the vehicle to automatically move to the location other than the current location. 
     
     
         18 . The control method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 identifying a width of a road of the current location of the vehicle; and   controlling the vehicle not to move, when the width of the road is equal to or greater than a predetermined length.