Full speed range adaptive cruise control for a vehicle

A full speed range adaptive cruise control system for a host vehicle, the system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors in the host vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of sensors generate a signal;
• a memory configured to comprise one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions enable the processor to:
• detect a target vehicle as being stopped along a route based upon at least one of the signals from the plurality of sensors;
• cause the host vehicle to stop at a distance from the target vehicle;
• begin a timer when the host vehicle has stopped;
• keep the host vehicle stopped and do not move the host vehicle without a driver input unless:
• if the timer is within a first predetermined time period and one of the plurality of sensors detects that the target vehicle is moving along the route then cause the host vehicle to move;
• if the timer is within a second predetermined time period and two sensors of the plurality of sensors detect that the target vehicle is moving along the route then cause the host vehicle to move;
• and
• if the timer is within a third predetermined time period and more than two sensors of the plurality of sensors detect that the target vehicle is moving along the route then cause the host vehicle to move.