Patent ID: 9381917
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60W,G01S,G05D,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by at least one processor of a computing device, based on data received from at least one sensor communicatively linked to the computing device, a vehicle travelling ahead of an autonomous vehicle in substantially a same lane as the autonomous vehicle; the at least one processor identifying, based on the data, a traffic control object ahead of the vehicle; the at least one processor determining a state of the traffic control object ahead of the vehicle; the at least one processor determining a buffer distance, the buffer distance being a minimal distance behind the vehicle at which the autonomous vehicle is predicted to substantially reach a speed of the vehicle; the at least one processor determining a distance at which to adjust a speed of the autonomous vehicle based on the buffer distance, the state of the traffic control object, and the speed of the autonomous vehicle; and the at least one processor controlling the autonomous vehicle to adjust the speed of the autonomous vehicle based on the distance.