Patent ID: 11872985
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a first processor; and
a first memory storing:
a preferred time gap determination module including instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
determine, based on a model and an identity of an operator of a vehicle, a setting for a cruise control to maintain a time gap between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle, the model based on historical time gaps maintained by the operator; and
adjust the setting, to produce an adjusted setting, to match a closest setting selection of setting selections associated with predetermined time gaps to be maintained between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and

a communications module including instructions that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
receive, from the cruise control, the setting selections associated with the predetermined time gaps to be maintained between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle; and
cause the cruise control to operate according to the adjusted setting.