A method for automatically shifting a vehicle to one side of its lane of travel.

Abstract

Method for automatically shifting a vehicle to one side of its lane. One aspect of the invention relates to a method for automatically shifting a vehicle (200) to one side (2011) of a lane (201) on which said vehicle (200) is traveling, comprising a step of automatically shifting said vehicle (200) to said side (2011) of the lane (201), implemented by a function for controlling the positioning of the vehicle (200) in the lane implemented on said vehicle (200), characterized in that the shifting step is implemented if a predefined condition is met, the predefined condition being met if a time required for said vehicle (200) to perform the shift is greater than or equal to a time required for said vehicle (200) to reach zero speed,and if a distance (Dd) required for said vehicle (200) to perform the shift is less than a distance (Dv) between said vehicle (200) and another vehicle preceding said vehicle (200) in lane (201). Figure to be published with the abbreviation: Figure 2,

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