Patent ID: 8725395
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G08G,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for forming a first group including a first leader vehicle system, the method comprising: identifying, by one or more processors, a second leader vehicle system within a transmission range, the second leader vehicle system being in a second group; choosing, by the one or more processors, a first merging direction that is a physical direction relative to the first leader vehicle system; receiving, by the one or more processors, a second merging direction chosen by the second leader vehicle system, the second merging direction being a physical direction relative to the second leader vehicle system; determining, by the one or more processors, that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction; and merging, by the one or more processors, with the second leader vehicle system to form the first group including the first leader vehicle system by aggregating probe vehicle data from the second leader vehicle system based at least in part on the determination that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction.