Patent ID: 9744969
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60W

Claim:
1. A method for controlling a subject vehicle including a smart cruise control (SCC) system, comprising: providing driving under a smart cruise control (SCC) system; determining whether a neighboring vehicle sensed by a blind spot detection (BSD) device or an imaging device a particular condition; adjusting the speed of the subject vehicle based on a comparison result between the subject vehicle speed and neighboring vehicle speed when the neighboring vehicle meets the particular condition; and reinstating the subject vehicle speed when an abort condition is met, wherein the abort condition includes at least one selected from the group consisting of: a first abort condition in which the neighboring vehicle is over at least 10 meters away from the subject vehicle, a second abort condition in which a distance between the neighboring vehicle and the subject vehicle is greater than a safe distance from vehicles ahead or behind, predetermined by the smart cruise control (SCC) system, and a third abort condition in which the adjustment of the subject vehicle speed is continuously performed over at least 5 seconds.