Patent ID: 9290181
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B60W,B62D,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: detecting, by one or more processors associated with a first vehicle, a second vehicle driving behind the first vehicle and in a same lane as the first vehicle; detecting, by the one or more processors, a third vehicle driving in front of the first vehicle and in the same lane as the first vehicle; determining, by the one or more processors, a threshold tailgating value according to a threshold function having a first term that is dependent upon a current speed of the first vehicle and a second term that is independent of the current speed of the first vehicle; determining, by the one or more processors, whether the second vehicle is within the threshold tailgating value of the first vehicle; when the second vehicle is within the threshold tailgating value, determining, by the one or more processors, a difference value between the threshold tailgating distance and a difference between the locations of the second vehicle and the first vehicle; adjusting, by the one or more processors, a distance between the first vehicle and the third vehicle based on the difference in distance.