SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE VEHICLE LAUNCH

One general aspect includes a system to commence host vehicle movement upon being stopped behind a target vehicle, the system includes a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, where the executable instructions enable the processor to: detect the target vehicle as being stopped along a route; cause the host vehicle to stop at a first distance from the target vehicle; detect a transition of one or more brake lights of the target vehicle from an ON state to an OFF state; and after the one or more brake lights are detected to transition from the ON state to the OFF state, cause the host vehicle to move at a slow speed in the direction of the target vehicle.