A highway system including: a stretch of highway that includes one or more lanes, and each lane being divided into a plurality of fixed size slots; a plurality of vehicles traveling on the highway at a system specified speed; and a control system configured to control the plurality of vehicles by sending commands to the plurality of vehicles via a wireless communication system; wherein the control system is configured to divide time into timeslots based on the system specified speed and the size of the slots, such that each vehicle is assigned to occupy a slot during a timeslot; wherein each of the plurality of vehicles includes a processor configured to receive a command from the control system and to control its associated vehicle according to the command.
HIGHWAY SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
2019-10-17
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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