A guidance system (10) for automated vehicles includes a lead-vehicle (12) on a travel-lane (18) of a roadway (16). The lead-vehicle (12) is equipped with a transmitter (28) that broadcasts a guidance-message (30) indicative of when the lead-vehicle (12) intends to discontinue following the travel-lane (18) presently traveled by the lead-vehicle (12). The system (10) also includes a following-vehicle (14) equipped with a receiver (34) that receives the guidance-message (30). The following-vehicle (14) follows the lead-vehicle (12) until the guidance-message (30) is received.
AUTOMATED VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM
AUTOMATISCHES FAHRZEUGFÜHRUNGSSYSTEM
SYSTÈME DE GUIDAGE DE VÉHICULE AUTOMATISÉ
2019-01-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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