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Predictive reasoning for controlling speed of a vehicle

  • US 9,561,797 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2016
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • identifying, by at least one processor of a computing device, based on data received from at least one sensor communicatively linked to the computing device, (i) a first vehicle travelling at a speed ahead of an autonomous vehicle in a same lane as the autonomous vehicle and (ii) a second vehicle travelling ahead of the autonomous vehicle in a different lane than the autonomous vehicle;

    the at least one processor predicting a behavior of the first vehicle based on the speed of the first vehicle;

    the at least one processor determining a distance based on the predicted behavior of the first vehicle, the distance being a distance behind the first vehicle at which the autonomous vehicle should begin adjusting a speed of the autonomous vehicle;

    the at least one processor determining that the second vehicle is predicted to enter the same lane as the autonomous vehicle;

    based on the determining that the second vehicle is predicted to enter the same lane as the autonomous vehicle, the at least one processor adjusting the determined distance; and

    based on the adjusted distance, the at least one processor controlling the autonomous vehicle to adjust the speed of the autonomous vehicle.

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