METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGULATING THE SPEED OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method and a device for regulating the speed of an autonomous vehicle, referred to as ego vehicle, comprising an adaptive cruise control, said method comprising the steps of activating () said adaptive cruise control, receiving () information relating to said target vehicle, referred to as target information, receiving () information relating to said ego vehicle, referred to as ego vehicle information, determining () an inter-vehicle time, determining () an alert signal from said target information and said ego vehicle information, determining conditions () for substituting () a target acceleration for a setpoint acceleration of said cruise control.