System and method for adaptive cruise control with proximate vehicle detection

A method comprising:

• receiving input object data comprising camera image data processed by an image data processor to detect a target vehicle proximate to a host vehicle;
• determining, based on the input object data, a weighted relative speed and a weighted separation distance between the target vehicle and the host vehicle;
• and
• generating a velocity command to adjust a speed of the host vehicle based on the weighted relative speed and the weighted separation distance between the host vehicle and the target.

A non-transitory machine-useable storage medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• receive input object data comprising camera image data processed by an image data processor to detect a target vehicle proximate to a host vehicle;
• determine, based on the input object data, a weighted relative speed and a weighted separation distance between the target vehicle and the host vehicle;
• and
• generate a velocity command to adjust a speed of the host vehicle based on the weighted relative speed and the weighted separation distance between the host vehicle and the target.