SMOOTH AUTOMATED BRAKING AT LOW SPEED

Braking of a vehicle at low speed comprises: dynamically determining, while a vehicle is controlled by a driver, a deceleration limit for the vehicle with regard to an obstacle, the deceleration limit determined based on at least (i) the low speed, (ii) a distance to the obstacle, and (iii) a determined jerk limit for the vehicle; after dynamically determining the deceleration limit, determining regions to include in a braking profile for the vehicle; when the regions determined do not include a constant deceleration region, again determining the deceleration limit, wherein the deceleration limit is not again determined when the regions determined do include the constant deceleration region; determining whether to brake the vehicle, the determination based on at least the low speed, the deceleration limit, and the distance to the obstacle; and in response to a determination to brake the vehicle, braking the vehicle according to the braking profile.