Patent ID: 9387857
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W

Claim Text:
1. A method of cruise control whereby a following vehicle can be caused to travel at a target speed, subject to maintaining a pre-determined distance from a leading vehicle in substantially straight travel, the method comprising: transmitting a signal from the following vehicle to the leading vehicle; receiving at the following vehicle a reflection of said signal from the leading vehicle; determining from said reflection of said signal from the leading vehicle via a measuring apparatus of the following vehicle, a separation distance of the leading vehicle and following vehicle and maintaining the pre-determined separation distance from the leading vehicle; determining from said reflection of said signal from the leading vehicle via a deviation detection apparatus of the following vehicle, a deviation of the leading vehicle from a substantially straight path and an instant location of the deviation of the leading vehicle from the substantially straight path; and preventing automatic acceleration of the following vehicle until reaching said instant location in dependence on the detection of a deviation.