Patent ID: 7894982
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method of navigating a plurality of vehicles, the method comprising: receiving vehicle identifications from the plurality of vehicles at a central location; receiving a request to form a travel group, the travel group being an unordered pack of the plurality of vehicles, and the request specifying at least one vehicle authorized to join the travel group; forming the travel group based on the received vehicle identifications in response to the request; receiving global positioning information from at least one of the vehicles associated with the travel group at the central location; transmitting the received global positioning information and travel information from the central location to at least one of the vehicles associated with the travel group; and transmitting additional travel information from any or all vehicles to any or all other vehicles associated with the travel group, each of the vehicles associated with the travel group being able to access and share, with any or all of the other vehicles associated with the travel group, the travel information from the central location and the additional travel information from any or all of the other vehicles.