Systems and methods for regulation of autonomous cruise control

A method for driver assistance, comprising:

• obtaining position data indicative of the vehicle's position;
• obtaining ego-vehicle sensor data of objects in proximity to the vehicle;
• receiving works data regarding current roadworks in proximity to the vehicle via at least one of 3G or 4G wireless communication, and C2C;
• determining, based on the ego-vehicle sensor data, the works data, and the position data, the vehicle's position and direction of travel relative to one or more roadworks;
• and
• when the vehicle is approaching a roadwork of the one or more roadworks and the vehicle proximity to the roadwork is less than a threshold distance, or when the vehicle is already present within one of the one or more roadworks and the autonomous cruise control is enabled, disabling the autonomous cruise control;
• and
• determining, based on the ego-vehicle sensor data, the works data, and the position data, when the vehicle is exiting the roadwork;
• and
• when the vehicle is exiting the roadwork, re-enabling the autonomous cruise control.

A driver assistance system for a vehicle, comprising:

• an autonomous cruise control configured to autonomously control at least a vehicle speed;
• position data obtaining module configured to obtain position data indicative of the vehicle's position;
• ego-vehicle sensor data obtaining device configured to obtain ego-vehicle sensor data related to objects in proximity to the vehicle;
• works data receiver configured to receive works data regarding current roadworks within a predetermined distance of the vehicle;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• determine, based on the ego-vehicle sensor data, the works data, and the position data, the vehicle's position and direction of travel relative to one or more roadworks;
• and
• when the processor determines that the vehicle is approaching a roadwork of the one or more roadworks and that the vehicle distance to the roadwork is less than a threshold distance, or when the processor determines that the vehicle is already present within a roadwork and the autonomous cruise control is enabled, disable the autonomous cruise control;
• and
• the processor is configured to provide a warning before at least one of disabling of the autonomous cruise control and re-enabling the autonomous cruise control, the warning comprising at least one of an audible warning and a visual warning.