Patent ID: 11910456
Assignee: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for managing a platoon of vehicles, the method comprising:
communicating with at least one vehicle in the platoon using a first vehicle-to-everything radio access technology (V2X RAT);
determining that a first further vehicle is available for inclusion in the platoon, the first further vehicle being configured to communicate using a second V2X RAT;
determining that a second further vehicle is available for inclusion in the platoon, the second further vehicle being configured to provide an interworking function for providing simultaneous access to a plurality of V2X RATs comprising the first V2X RAT and the second V2X RAT;
adding the first further vehicle and the second further vehicle to the platoon;
subsequently receiving from the second further vehicle that it intends to cease providing the interworking function; and
transmitting a message to remove the first further vehicle from the platoon prior to the second further vehicle's cessation of the interworking function.