Patent ID: 9667921
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60W,G01S,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: determining a first distance between a host vehicle and a target vehicle, using a camera image of an environment surrounding the host vehicle; determining a second distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle, using a camera-independent sensor; determining a distance difference between the first distance and the second distance; comparing the distance difference to a predefined fixed threshold tolerance value to obtain a comparison result; and executing a procedure by which, in accordance with a determination that the comparison result is that the distance difference satisfies a condition that the distance difference is less than the predefined fixed threshold tolerance value, the first distance is provided via an interface to a light control unit of at least one headlight of the host vehicle and a headlight range of the at least one headlight is set by the light control unit using the first distance; wherein at least one of the following: