LANE CHANGE MANEUVER PLANNING FOR DRIVER IN CONTROL APPLICATION

In accordance with exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include obtaining sensor data via one or more sensors of a vehicle; determining, via a processor of the vehicle using the sensor data, when a driver of the vehicle is initiating a lane change maneuver for the vehicle into an adjacent lane; determining, via the processor using the sensor data, a target zone for the lane change maneuver, the target zone including a region of the adjacent lane into which the vehicle would turn in executing the lane change maneuver; and controlling via the processor, longitudinal movement of the vehicle such that the vehicle can effectively execute the lane change maneuver into the adjacent lane.