Patent ID: 11912311
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. The method of claim 2, wherein taking at least partial control of the host vehicle to further increase the distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle, includes:
determining whether the target vehicle is in the same lane as the host vehicle and whether target vehicle is in front of the host vehicle;
determining a set speed of the host vehicle and a maximum posted speed limit, when the target vehicle is determined to be in the same lane as the host vehicle and in front of the host vehicle;
calculating an overtaking speed to pass the target vehicle; and
initiating one of: (i) a lane change overtaking routine when a sum of the set speed of the host vehicle and the calculated overtaking speed is less than the maximum posted speed limit, (ii) a deceleration routine when the sum of the set speed of the host vehicle and the calculated overtaking speed is equal to or greater than the maximum posted speed limit, and (iii) a lane change routine to maneuver the host vehicle to a lane further distance from the lane of the target vehicle when the sum of the set speed of the host vehicle and the calculated overtaking speed is equal to or greater than the maximum posted speed limit.