Safe-To-Proceed System for an Automated Vehicle

A safe-to-proceed system () for operating an automated vehicle proximate to an intersection () includes an intersection-detector (), a vehicle-detector (), and a controller (). The intersection-detector () is suitable for use on a host-vehicle (). The intersection-detector () is used to determine when a host-vehicle () is proximate to an intersection (). The vehicle-detector () is also suitable for use on the host-vehicle (). The vehicle-detector () is used to estimate a stopping-distance () of an other-vehicle () approaching the intersection (). The controller () is in communication with the intersection-detector () and the vehicle-detector (). The controller () is configured to prevent the host-vehicle () from entering the intersection () when the stopping-distance () indicates that the other-vehicle () will enter the intersection () before stopping.