System and method for providing driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle

A method for providing driving assistance, said method comprising:

• detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of a first vehicle, a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle;
• determining, by said ECU, a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle at a pre-determined time instance;
• determining, by said ECU, whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance;
• and
• generating, by said ECU, a first alert, when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon, a program having at least one code section executable by a computer, thereby causing the computer to perform steps comprising:

• detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of a first vehicle, a second vehicle in front of said first vehicle;
• determining, by said ECU, a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with said detected second vehicle at a pre-determined time instance;
• determining, by said ECU, whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance;
• and
• generating, by said ECU, a first alert, when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance.

A vehicle comprising:

• a battery;
• a display;
• one or more vehicle sensors configured to detect another vehicle in front of said vehicle;
• and
• an electronic control unit that comprises one or more circuits configured to:
• determine a first position associated with said vehicle and a second position associated with said detected another vehicle for a first time instance;
• determine whether a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position is below a first pre-defined threshold distance;
• and
• generate a first alert when said determined lateral distance is below said first pre-defined threshold distance;
• wherein said generated first alert is displayed on said display which is powered by said battery.