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Method of controlling inter-vehicle gap(s)

  • US 10,515,553 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2016
  • Issued: 12/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle configured to perform the steps of:

  • determining a time to a potential collision threat identified by using an autonomous emergency braking system of the vehicle, wherein the autonomous emergency braking system of the vehicle comprises pre-defined control phases the pre-defined control phases comprising a first alert phase, a second warning brake phase, and a third full brake phase, and wherein a current one of the control phases depends on the determined time to collision; and

    sending the determined time to collision to one or more following vehicles,wherein the determined time to collision is based on a relative speed between the potential collision threat and the lead vehicle or on a distance between the potential collision threat and the lead vehicle.

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