Patent ID: 11964678
Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A heading determination unit comprising:
a communication interface; and
a controller operably coupled to the communication interface and having at least one processor,
the communication interface configured to receive a first directional signal from a first directional sensor of a first vehicle, the first directional signal indicative of a first heading of the first vehicle, the communication interface configured to receive a second directional signal from a second directional sensor of a second vehicle, the second directional signal indicative of a second heading of the second vehicle, and
the controller is configured to establish a wireless communication link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the first directional signal and the second directional signal, the controller configured to prevent movement of the first vehicle based on the first directional signal and the second directional signal indicating that the first vehicle and the second vehicle are on a same or common route.