Race_fields/Assets/_Project/Scripts/Camera/ThirdPerson/BuggyFollowCamera.cs

using UnityEngine;
using RaceFields.Vehicles;

namespace RaceFields.CameraSystem
{
    [DisallowMultipleComponent]
    public sealed class BuggyFollowCamera : MonoBehaviour
    {
        [SerializeField] private Transform target;
        [SerializeField] private Vector3 followOffset = new Vector3(0f, 3.2f, -6.2f);
        [SerializeField] private Vector3 lookOffset = new Vector3(0f, 1.1f, 1.2f);
        [SerializeField] private float positionSmoothTime = 0.12f;
        [SerializeField] private float rotationLerp = 12f;
        [SerializeField] private bool autoFindTarget = true;
        [SerializeField] private float targetSearchInterval = 0.25f;

        private Vector3 velocity;
        private float nextTargetSearchTime;

        private void Start()
        {
            ResolveTarget();
            SnapToTarget();
        }

        private void LateUpdate()
        {
            ResolveTarget();
            if (target == null)
                return;

            Vector3 desiredPosition = target.TransformPoint(followOffset);
            transform.position = Vector3.SmoothDamp(transform.position, desiredPosition, ref velocity, positionSmoothTime);

            Vector3 lookPoint = target.TransformPoint(lookOffset);
            Quaternion desiredRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(lookPoint - transform.position, Vector3.up);
            transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(transform.rotation, desiredRotation, rotationLerp * Time.deltaTime);
        }

        [ContextMenu("Snap To Target")]
        public void SnapToTarget()
        {
            ResolveTarget();
            if (target == null)
                return;

            transform.position = target.TransformPoint(followOffset);
            transform.LookAt(target.TransformPoint(lookOffset), Vector3.up);
            velocity = Vector3.zero;
        }

        public void SetTarget(Transform newTarget, bool snap)
        {
            target = newTarget;
            velocity = Vector3.zero;

            if (snap)
                SnapToTarget();
        }

        private void ResolveTarget()
        {
            if (target != null || !autoFindTarget)
                return;

            if (Time.unscaledTime < nextTargetSearchTime)
                return;

            nextTargetSearchTime = Time.unscaledTime + targetSearchInterval;
            ArcadeBuggyController controller = Object.FindFirstObjectByType<ArcadeBuggyController>();
            if (controller != null)
                target = controller.transform;
        }
    }
}