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A safety envelope is proposed herein, which is geometrically constructed from four quarter ellipses that account for longitudinal and lateral safe distances. The origin of the safety envelope is placed at the AV\u2019s center of gravity. Using the safety envelope, a potential collision is identified when any surrounding vehicle enters it. To sustain the safety envelope even under hazardous situations, a collision avoidance strategy is introduced. In this strategy, the AV dynamically adjusts its velocity or changes lanes with velocity adjusting by assessing the risk level, complexity level, and riding comfort. For the lane-changing maneuvers, a virtual vehicle is introduced to be placed in the target lane to guide the AV\u2019s movement. The efficacy of this strategy is verified via a simulation under a hazardous situation involving an AV and six human-driven vehicles driving on a highway. 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