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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Rikki Valverde, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Nikhilkumar Bhalodiya, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Sheril Avikkal Kunhippurayil, Blacksburg, VA (US);
TORC ROBOTICS, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of determining distance bounds for adaptive cruise control. An autonomous vehicle system can identify a second vehicle on the roadway that is traveling in front of the autonomous vehicle; determine a speed of the second vehicle while the second vehicle travels along the roadway; generate a distance bound between the autonomous vehicle and the second vehicle based on the speed of the second vehicle and a speed of the autonomous vehicle; and control the speed of the autonomous vehicle to implement adaptive cruise control according to the distance bound.