Method and Control System for Controlling Movement of a Group of Road Vehicles
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for controlling movement of a group of vehicles that includes a lead vehicle and one or more additional vehicles. The lead vehicle includes a first control unit and a first wireless communication device. Each additional vehicle includes a second control unit adapted to in an at least partly automated mode have the movement of the additional vehicle controlled by the first control unit of the lead vehicle. Each additional vehicle also includes a second wireless communication device for communication with the first communication device of the lead vehicle. The vehicles of the group are moveable relative to each other within the group as regards longitudinal position, lateral position, speed and/or acceleration. The group of vehicles are controllable by the first control unit of the lead vehicle so as to move as a body having a variable shape, thereby cooperating with each other.
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A method of forming a group of road vehicles, the method comprising:
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detecting, by a first vehicle, which is driven at least partly autonomously or is adapted to be driven at least partly autonomously, one or more second vehicles in the vicinity of the first vehicle, the one or more second vehicles being driven at least partly autonomously or being adapted to be driven at least partly autonomously; and forming a group of vehicles at least partly autonomously, the group comprising the first vehicle and the one or more second vehicles detected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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