US 11,780,457 B2
System and method for providing driving assistance to safely overtake a vehicle
Manish Gupta, Karnataka (IN); Ramesha Chelur Ramachandra Sastry, Karnataka (IN); Pramod Chintalapoodi, Chicago, IL (US); and Sho Tanaka, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,387.
Application 17/902,387 is a continuation of application No. 16/801,248, filed on Feb. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,458,986.
Application 16/801,248 is a continuation of application No. 16/101,023, filed on Aug. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,604,161, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 16/101,023 is a continuation of application No. 14/856,737, filed on Sep. 17, 2015, granted, now 10,071,748, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410921 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/056 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/0265 (2013.01); G08G 1/163 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02); B60W 2554/804 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
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1. A driving assistance system, comprising:
at least one circuit in a first vehicle, wherein said at least one circuit is configured to:
determine a first position associated with said first vehicle and a second position associated with a second vehicle for a first time instance, wherein said second vehicle is detected in front of said first vehicle;
dynamically update a first threshold distance based on a speed of said first vehicle, wherein said updated first threshold distance corresponds to a distance at which said first vehicle safely overtakes said detected second vehicle;
determine a relation between said updated first threshold distance and a lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position; and
control at least one component of said first vehicle based on said relation between said updated first threshold distance and said lateral distance between said determined first position and said determined second position.