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System for the cooperative driving of two or more vehicles

US5295551A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1990
Grant dateMar 22, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 21, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0265
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention teaches a system of cooperative driving for use in traffic mitigation or towing, in which two or more non-mechanically connected vehicles are identically equipped with automatic driving controls, which cooperate with sensors and communication devices so that the vehicles are effectively driven by the driver in the leading vehicle.

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