US 2025/0353491 A1 · METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SUBJECT VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SUBJECT VEHICLE

Abstract

A method and a system are configured to: determine the driving situations of the subject vehicle, of oncoming traffic in front of the subject vehicle and of the rear vehicle in view of overtaking the subject vehicle by the rear vehicle; and control the subject vehicle based on the determined driving situations of the subject vehicle, of the oncoming traffic and of the rear vehicle, such that in the case that it is determined that the current driving situations of the subject vehicle, of the oncoming traffic and of the rear vehicle do not allow a timely overtaking manoeuvre of the subject vehicle by the rear vehicle, the vehicle speed of the subject vehicle is reduced and/or the driving direction of the subject vehicle is changed for allowing the rear vehicle to overtake the subject vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A method for controlling a subject vehicle when being overtaken by a rear vehicle, the method comprising:

determining driving situations of the subject vehicle, of oncoming traffic in front of the subject vehicle, and of the rear vehicle, in view of overtaking the subject vehicle by the rear vehicle;
and
controlling the subject vehicle based on the determined driving situations of the subject vehicle, of the oncoming traffic, and of the rear vehicle, such that in response to determining that the driving situations of the subject vehicle, of the oncoming traffic, and of the rear vehicle, which are currently determined, do not allow a timely overtaking manoeuvre of the subject vehicle by the rear vehicle, a vehicle speed of the subject vehicle is reduced and/or a driving direction of the subject vehicle is changed for allowing the rear vehicle to overtake the subject vehicle.

A vehicle control system for a subject vehicle comprising:

rear sensing means configured to sense a distance between the subject vehicle and a rear vehicle traveling on a rear side relative to the subject vehicle and a vehicle speed of the rear vehicle;
forward sensing means configured to sense a distance between the subject vehicle and an oncoming vehicle traveling in a neighbouring lane to a driving lane of the subject vehicle and a vehicle speed of the oncoming vehicle;
lane sensing means configured to sense a lateral localization of the subject vehicle in the driving lane;
and
processing means configured to process (i) the distance between the subject vehicle and the rear vehicle and the vehicle speed of the rear vehicle sensed by the rear sensing means, (ii) the distance between the subject vehicle and the oncoming vehicle and the vehicle speed of the oncoming vehicle sensed by the forward sensing means, and (iii) the lateral localization of the subject vehicle sensed by the lane sensing means for generating output signals for at least one of reducing a vehicle speed of the subject vehicle or steering the subject vehicle to a side of the driving lane of the subject vehicle such that the rear vehicle passes the subject vehicle while avoiding a collision between the subject vehicle and the rear vehicle.

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Method for controlling a subject vehicle and vehicle control system for a subject vehicle

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Method for controlling a subject vehicle and vehicle control system for a subject vehicle

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