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US 11,999,350 B2Granted
Vehicle control system and method
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorAdam Adwan
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Abstract
There is disclosed a control system and a method for a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode. The control system comprises one or more controllers. The speed and/or path of the vehicle in the autonomous mode is appropriate to a driving context.
Claims11
A control system for a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to:
- determine a requirement for the host vehicle within a first lane to manoeuvre into a second lane to perform an overtake;
- check whether an abort condition is satisfied, wherein satisfaction of the abort condition is determined by checking a third lane for another road user converging with or alongside the host vehicle before the host vehicle manoeuvres into the second lane to perform the overtake, wherein the third lane is on an opposite side of the first lane to the second lane;
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- if the abort condition is satisfied, cause the host vehicle to remain in the first lane.
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A method for controlling a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode, the method comprising:
- determining a requirement for the host vehicle within a first lane to manoeuvre into a second lane to perform an overtake;
- checking whether an abort condition is satisfied, wherein satisfaction of the abort condition is determined by checking a third lane for another road user converging with or alongside the host vehicle before the host vehicle manoeuvres into the second lane to perform the overtake, wherein the third lane is on an opposite side of the first lane to the second lane;
- and if the abort condition is satisfied, causing the host vehicle to remain in the first lane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.