Patent ID: 11866042
Assignee: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method of operating a two-wheeled and/or three-wheeled motorized vehicle assembly having an automatic speed control system, comprising:
executing instructions with the processor system to:
determine a vehicle type from a selected number of predetermined vehicle types based on a sensor signal, and
determine whether an object is the determined vehicle type and is within a specific threshold distance of the wheeled motorized vehicle regarding the determined vehicle type; and

alerting a rider of the wheeled motorized vehicle that the determined vehicle type is within the specific threshold distance of the wheeled motorized vehicle regarding the determined vehicle type;
wherein the specific target distance is based on the vehicle type;
wherein the specific threshold distance of the wheeled motorized vehicle regarding the determined vehicle type includes at least a first specific threshold distance and a second specific threshold distance;
wherein alerting the rider of the wheeled motorized vehicle that the determined vehicle type is within the specific threshold distance of the wheeled motorized vehicle regarding the determined vehicle type includes providing a first alert when the determined vehicle type is within the first specific threshold distance and providing a second alert when the determined vehicle type is within the second specific threshold distance;
wherein the first alert differs from the second alert.