Patent ID: 9487212
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60W

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling a position of a vehicle relative to other vehicles on a road, comprising the steps of: controlling a position of a host vehicle travelling in a lane of a road using an automated driving system; monitoring positions of one or more side vehicles located on either side of the host vehicle and traveling in lanes of the road adjacent to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; detecting a first condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a first blind spot of a first side vehicle disposed on a first side of the host vehicle and in a first adjacent lane to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; and, adjusting the position of the host vehicle in response to the first condition using the automated driving system such that the amount of time the host vehicle is or will be positioned in the first blind spot of the first side vehicle is reduced.