Systems and methods for vehicle cruise control

A cruise control system, comprising:

• a positioning sensor configured to obtain a set of locations along a road;
• a distance sensor configured to measure a distance to a proximate vehicle from a controlled vehicle;
• a speed sensor configured to measure a speed of a proximate vehicle;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions comprising:
• a speed optimization application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine a speed profile, the speed profile comprising a set of speeds corresponding to the set of locations, wherein the speed profile is determined as a minimum of:
• a first sub-expression representing a time to move through the set of locations;
• a second sub-expression representing a longitudinal acceleration of the controlled vehicle at the set of locations;
• a third sub-expression representing a lateral acceleration of the controlled vehicle at the set of locations;
• and
• a fourth sub-expression representing an accumulated deviation from a traffic flow velocity.