Patent ID: 11958438
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method for controlling a tractor-trailer, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first communication device of a tractor, identification information on a trailer from a control server;
receiving, by a second communication device of the tractor, identification information on the trailer from the trailer;
authenticating, by a controller of the tractor, the trailer by comparing the identification information, which is received from the control server, on the trailer with the identification information received the trailer;
coupling, by a coupling device of the tractor, to the trailer when an authentication result for the trailer is correct;
receiving, by a first communication device of the trailer, identification information on the tractor from the control server;
receiving, by a second communication device of the trailer, the identification information on the tractor from the tractor;
authenticating, by a controller of the trailer, the tractor by comparing the identification information, which is received from the control server, on the tractor with the identification information received from the tractor; and
releasing, by a parking brake of the trailer, a locking state of the trailer.