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Anti-tailgating system and method

  • US 8,510,012 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2010
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An anti-tailgating vehicle system, comprising:

  • a communication bus on a host vehicle;

    a forward vehicle sensor sensing a forward vehicle in front of the host vehicle, the forward vehicle sensor transmitting a forward vehicle message to the communication bus based on a distance to the forward vehicle;

    an electronic control unit receiving the forward vehicle message from the communication bus and determining a relative speed between the host and forward vehicles based on the forward vehicle message, if the forward vehicle message indicates the host vehicle is not within a safe zone range relative to the forward vehicle while the host vehicle cruise control system is not engaged and while the relative speed is less than a predetermined threshold, the electronic control unit transmitting a host vehicle control message to the communication bus for limiting a torque of the host vehicle.

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