Patent ID: 9381919
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60W,G05D,G08G

Claim Text:
1. An arrangement for entering and operating a preceding vehicle autonomous following mode, comprising: at least a first sensor device on a host vehicle for detection and identification of at least one preceding vehicle in front of the host vehicle and a second sensor device on the host vehicle for measuring distance to the at least one preceding vehicle; a vehicle control system for determining position and speed of at least one preceding vehicle based on information received from the first and second sensors; a remote database system comprising vehicle data with which the identification information concerning the at least one preceding vehicle is compared, the remote database system being arranged to determine whether there is a match between the at least one preceding vehicle with the vehicle data and, upon identifying a match, establish a communication channel between the at least one preceding vehicle and the host vehicle; an identifying device for identifying to an operator of the host vehicle the at least one preceding vehicle with which the communication channel has been established; an obtaining part for obtaining from the operator a selection of a target vehicle from among preceding vehicles with which the communication channel has been established to engage following of; and the vehicle control system being arranged to automatically control at least forward propulsion, steering, and braking of the host vehicle for operation of the host vehicle in an autonomous following mode after operator selection of the target vehicle for autonomously following the target vehicle.