System and method for providing driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle
First Claim
1. A driving assistance system, comprising:
- at least one circuit in an electronic control unit of a first vehicle, wherein said at least one circuit is configured to;
detect a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle;
determine a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle for a first time instance;
determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first threshold distance;
detect a geo-location of said first vehicle,wherein said geo-location of said first vehicle is detected in a jurisdiction; and
generate a first alert based on said determination that said lateral distance is below said first threshold distance,wherein said first threshold distance is updated dynamically based on said jurisdiction of said detected geo-location of said first vehicle, to avoid traffic rule violation in said jurisdiction.
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Abstract
Various aspects of a system and method to provide driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic control unit used in a first vehicle is configured to detect a second vehicle in front of the first vehicle. A first position associated with the first vehicle and a second position associated with the detected second vehicle is determined for a first time instance. It may be determined whether a lateral distance between the determined first position and the determined second position is below a pre-defined threshold distance. A first alert is generated when the determined lateral distance is below the pre-defined threshold distance.
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24 Claims
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1. A driving assistance system, comprising:
at least one circuit in an electronic control unit of a first vehicle, wherein said at least one circuit is configured to; detect a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; determine a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle for a first time instance; determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first threshold distance; detect a geo-location of said first vehicle, wherein said geo-location of said first vehicle is detected in a jurisdiction; and generate a first alert based on said determination that said lateral distance is below said first threshold distance, wherein said first threshold distance is updated dynamically based on said jurisdiction of said detected geo-location of said first vehicle, to avoid traffic rule violation in said jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing driving assistance, said method comprising:
in a driving assistance system; detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of a first vehicle, a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; determining, by said ECU, a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle at a first time instance; determining, by said ECU, whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first threshold distance; detecting a geo-location of said first vehicle, wherein said geo-location of said first vehicle is detected in a jurisdiction; and generating, by said ECU, a first alert based on said determination that said lateral distance is below said first threshold distance, wherein said first threshold distance is updated dynamically based on said jurisdiction of said detected geo-location of said first vehicle, to avoid traffic rule violation in said jurisdiction.
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer in a first vehicle to execute operations, the operations comprising:
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detecting a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; determining a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle at a first time instance; determining whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first threshold distance; detecting a geo-location of said first vehicle, wherein said geo-location of said first vehicle is detected in a jurisdiction; and generating a first alert based on said determination that said lateral distance is below said first threshold distance, wherein said first threshold distance is updated dynamically based on said jurisdiction of said detected geo-location of said first vehicle, to avoid traffic rule violation in said jurisdiction.
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24. A first vehicle, comprising:
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a battery; a display; at least one vehicle sensor configured to detect a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle; and an electronic control unit that comprises at least one circuit configured to; determine a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle for a first time instance; determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first threshold distance; detect a geo-location of said first vehicle, wherein said geo-location of said first vehicle is detected in a jurisdiction; and generate a first alert based on said determination that said lateral distance is below said first threshold distance, wherein said generated first alert is displayed on said display which is powered by said battery, and wherein said first threshold distance is updated dynamically based on said jurisdiction of said detected geo-location of said first vehicle, to avoid traffic rule violation in said jurisdiction.
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