Smart regenerative braking control

A vehicle controller for controlling, via a smart braking system, a speed of a vehicle while a cruise control system of the vehicle is deactivated, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor that, upon executing the instructions, performs operations comprising:
• determining, at a first time, that an accelerator of the vehicle is deactivated;
• recording a travel speed of the vehicle at the first time;
• determining, at a second time, that the vehicle is accelerating while the accelerator is deactivated;
• and
• responsive to determining that the vehicle is accelerating, activating a braking system of the vehicle to maintain the speed of the vehicle at the recorded travel speed of the vehicle at the first time.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a braking system;
• and
• a vehicle controller for controlling, via the braking system, a speed of the vehicle while a cruise control system of the vehicle is deactivated, the vehicle controller comprising:
• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor that, upon executing the instructions, performs operations comprising:
• determining, at a first time, that an accelerator of the vehicle is deactivated;
• recording a travel speed of the vehicle at the first time;
• determining, at a second time, that the vehicle is accelerating while the accelerator is deactivated;
• and
• responsive to determining that the vehicle is accelerating, activating the braking system to maintain the speed of the vehicle at the current recorded travel speed of the vehicle at the first time.