Method and system for predicting road profile

A system for predicting the condition of a road to be traveled by a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a measurement device disposed at a front of the vehicle for determining a condition of a portion of the road at a predetermined distance ahead of the vehicle;
• a control unit in communication with the measurement device having control logic for predicting the condition of the road to be traveled by the vehicle based on the determined condition and controlling the vehicle based on the predicted road condition, said vehicle having a suspension system with a computer-controlled component for varying the stiffness of said suspension system and wherein said control unit in controlling the vehicle is operative to control said computer-controlled component, said computer-controlled component being associated with a rear axle of the vehicle, said vehicle further including a front axle, and wherein a motion sensor is mounted on said front axle and is in communication with said control unit for sensing a level of activity of said front axle, said control unit being operative to control said computer-controlled component associated with said at least one rear axle based on a predicted condition of the road and the level of activity of said front axle.