Patent ID: 11941991
Assignee: TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A platooning operation method of organizing a platoon by causing a plurality of vehicles each of which runs at least a first section from a first base to a second base to cooperate, the method comprising:
accepting an application of a vehicle for admission to the platoon, the application including an application item to specify whether or not a driver rides in the vehicle after the vehicle is admitted to the platoon, the driver being a person that drives the vehicle to the first base; and
selecting a platoon to which the vehicle is to be admitted or determining possibility of admission of the vehicle to the platoon, based on whether or not the driver rides in the vehicle specified by the application item included in the application, and at least one of information on a driver driving the vehicle and information on the vehicle.