METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ROAD DRIVING OPTIMIZATION WITH DECOUPLING OF VEHICLE STATUS AND TRAFFIC FACTORS

A method and system of road driving optimization, having vehicle sensors configured to collect external sensor data, vehicle-state data, and communications data; a control module configured to analyze the collected data to detect a trigger event, a status of a target vehicle, an achievable speed range, and instant traction force; a decoupling estimator module configured to analyze the trigger event, the status of the target vehicle, the achievable speed range, and a personalized driver profile to determine a maximum free flow distance and an arrival speed at the free flow distance; a machine learning model configured predict a speed profile of the host vehicle approaching the trigger event based on the determined free flow distance, the determined arrival speed at the free flow distance, and the instant traction force; and a cruise control system configured to implement the predicted speed profile.