Patent ID: 8100426
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: B60D,B62D

Abstract:
1. A system for linking a leading motor vehicle and a trailing motor vehicle to reduce the vehicles' collective aerodynamic drag, comprising: a linking assembly that forms a disconnectable mechanical linkage between the two motor vehicles; a control member adapted to allow a driver to simultaneously control essential driving mechanisms of both the leading and the trailing motor vehicles, the essential driving mechanisms being selected from the group consisting of throttles, brakes, gears, signals, and combinations thereof; and a communication member adapted to monitor the operation of the leading and trailing vehicles and to facilitate communication between drivers of both vehicles, the communication member including a video component allowing the driver positioned within the trailing vehicle to observe road conditions ahead of the leading vehicle, and an audio component allowing the driver positioned in the trailing vehicle and the driver positioned in the leading vehicle to communicate with each other.