Methods for enabling safe tailgating by a vehicle and devices thereof

A safe tailgating computing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• capturing an image of a standardized identification plate of the at least one leading vehicle, the safe tailgating computing device being disposed on the at least one trailing vehicle;
• determining a distance between the at least one leading vehicle and the at least one trailing vehicle based on width of the standardized identification plate and perceived pixel width of the captured image;
• dynamically generating a tailgating zone classifier table based on at least one of one or more vehicle parameters, one or more driving pattern parameters, or one or more driving condition parameters associated with the at least one leading vehicle obtained from the captured image of the standardized identification plate, the tailgating zone classifier table comprising a plurality of safe distance buffer zones, each of the plurality of safe distance buffer zones associated with a range of distance values;
• and
• dynamically selecting one of the plurality of safe distance buffer zones based on the distance between the at least one leading vehicle and the at least one trailing vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of safe distance buffer zones is indicative of one or more safe distance alarm levels.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• capturing an image of a standardized identification plate of the at least one leading vehicle, the safe tailgating computing device being disposed on the at least one trailing vehicle;
• determining a distance between the at least one leading vehicle and the at least one trailing vehicle based on width of the standardized identification plate and perceived pixel width of the captured image;
• dynamically generating a tailgating zone classifier table based on at least one of one or more vehicle parameters, one or more driving pattern parameters, or one or more driving condition parameters obtained from the captured image of the standardized identification plate, the tailgating zone classifier table comprising a plurality of safe distance buffer zones, each of the plurality of safe distance buffer zones associated with a range of distance values;
• and
• dynamically selecting one of the plurality of safe distance buffer zones based on the distance between the at least one leading vehicle and the at least one trailing vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of safe distance buffer zones is indicative of one or more safe distance alarm levels.