Patent ID: 11919516
Assignee: PELOTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 11:
12. A method for platooning, comprising:
causing, at least in part at a platooning electronic control unit (PECU), a platoon to form between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, wherein the PECU establishes a communication link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and
dissolving the platoon between the first vehicle and the second vehicle in response to the PECU determining, at least in part by signals generated at a forward looking radar, that (1) a brake electronic control unit in the rear vehicle, (2) a cruise control electronic control unit (CCECU), and (3) an engine electronic control unit (EECU) are not operating correctly.