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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Sami Ahmed, Orion Township, MI (US);
Kevin A. O'Dea, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for lane changes performed by an assisted driving control system in a motor vehicle. In particular, the system is operative to determine a requirement for a lane change, to determine a first headway between a host vehicle and a lead vehicle and a second headway between the host vehicle and an adjacent vehicle occupying the desired lane. The velocity of the host vehicle is adjusted in response to the first headway and the second headway and the lane change is initiated in response to the second headway exceeding an adequate distance.