PLATOONING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION SENSORY EXCHANGE
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a communication interface programmed to communicate with a plurality of platooning vehicles, including a rear vehicle, and receive sensor signals transmitted from the rear vehicle; and
a processor programmed to command the rear vehicle to turn around and output control signals to the plurality of platooning vehicles, wherein the control signals control at least one of the plurality platooning vehicles to travel in a reverse direction according to the sensor signals received from the rear vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a communication interface programmed to communicate with a plurality of platooning vehicles, including a rear vehicle, and receive sensor signals transmitted from the rear vehicle. The vehicle system further includes a processor programmed to command the rear vehicle to turn around and programmed to output control signals to the plurality of platooning vehicles. The control signals control at least one of the plurality platooning vehicles to travel in a reverse direction according to the sensor signals received from the rear vehicle.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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a communication interface programmed to communicate with a plurality of platooning vehicles, including a rear vehicle, and receive sensor signals transmitted from the rear vehicle; and a processor programmed to command the rear vehicle to turn around and output control signals to the plurality of platooning vehicles, wherein the control signals control at least one of the plurality platooning vehicles to travel in a reverse direction according to the sensor signals received from the rear vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle system comprising:
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autonomous driving sensors; a communication interface programmed to communicate with a plurality of platooning vehicles, including a rear vehicle, and receive sensor signals transmitted from the rear vehicle; and a processor programmed to command the rear vehicle to turn around and output control signals to the plurality of platooning vehicles, wherein the control signals control at least one of the plurality platooning vehicles to travel in a reverse direction according to the sensor signals received from the rear vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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determining that a plurality of vehicles traveling in a platoon need to travel in a reverse direction; commanding a rear vehicle in the platoon to turn around; receiving sensor signals from the rear vehicle; and transmitting control signals to the plurality of vehicles in the platoon to travel in the reverse direction according to the sensor signals received from the rear vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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