Planning a route for a convoy of automobiles
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1. A method of planning a route for a convoy of automobiles, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a route planning module, a plurality of automobiles included in a convoy;
planning, for the convoy by the route planning module, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users, wherein planning, for the convoy, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users further comprises planning the route in dependence upon a fuel efficiency type of the automobiles of the convoy; and
providing for display, by the route planning module to a route display module of each automobile in the convoy, the convoy'"'"'s route.
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Planning a route for a convoy of automobiles, including: identifying a plurality of automobiles included in a convoy; planning, for the convoy by a route planning module, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users; and providing for display, by the route planning module to a route display module of each automobile in the convoy, the convoy'"'"'s route.
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1. A method of planning a route for a convoy of automobiles, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a route planning module, a plurality of automobiles included in a convoy; planning, for the convoy by the route planning module, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users, wherein planning, for the convoy, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users further comprises planning the route in dependence upon a fuel efficiency type of the automobiles of the convoy; and providing for display, by the route planning module to a route display module of each automobile in the convoy, the convoy'"'"'s route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for planning a route for a convoy of automobiles, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:
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identifying, by a route planning module, a plurality of automobiles included in a convoy; planning, for the convoy by the route planning module, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users, wherein planning, for the convoy, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users further comprises planning the route in dependence upon a fuel efficiency type of the automobiles of the convoy; and providing for display, by the route planning module to a route display module of each automobile in the convoy, the convoy'"'"'s route. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for planning a route for a convoy of automobiles, the computer program product disposed upon a computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions that, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the steps of:
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identifying, by a route planning module, a plurality of automobiles included in a convoy; planning, for the convoy by the route planning module, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users, wherein planning, for the convoy, a route from an origin to a destination in dependence upon current automobile traffic between the origin and the destination, automobile characteristics of the convoy, and aggregate user preferences of convoy automobile users further comprises planning the route in dependence upon a fuel efficiency type of the automobiles of the convoy; and providing for display, by the route planning module to a route display module of each automobile in the convoy, the convoy'"'"'s route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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