Patent ID: 9582006
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G01C,G01S,G05D,G08G

Claim:
1. A server system useful in association with a plurality of vehicles, the server system comprising: a processor, located remotely from the plurality of vehicles, configured to select for autonomous or semi-autonomous linking a lead vehicle and at least one follower vehicle from a plurality of vehicles, the linking selection based on at least a plurality of a vehicular location, a vehicular destination, a vehicular load, weather conditions, traffic conditions, a vehicular type, a trailer type, recent history of vehicular links, a fuel price, a driver profile; a server transceiver adapted for long range communication, responsive to the processor, and configured to communicate with the lead vehicle and the at least one follower vehicle the linking selection determined by the processor, and a second communications link for direct short range communications by which the lead vehicle communicates wirelessly with the at least one follower vehicle to control at least acceleration and braking of the at least one follower vehicle.