VEHICLE GROUP

• Main Author: YAMAUCHI KAZUHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 17.10.2023
• Subjects: PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

To provide a technology that allows a column including a plurality of automatic-driving vehicles to safely and quickly turn one at a time when turning at an intersection.SOLUTION: When a self-vehicle position detection unit 5 of a leading vehicle detects that a self vehicle stops within an intersection where a right turn is planned at a status where a following vehicle is following the leading vehicle in a following mode, a transmission unit 15 of the leading vehicle causes a receiving unit 16 of the following vehicle immediately behind the self vehicle to cancel the following mode and transmits an instruction signal to drive the leading vehicle in the right-turn mode after turning right at the intersection, so that each following automatic-driving vehicle can safely and quickly turn at the intersection.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】複数の自動運転車を含む隊列が交差点を曲がる際に、安全かつ迅速に１台ずつ曲がる技術を提供する。【解決手段】従動車両が主導車両に追従モードにて追従走行している状態にて、主導車両の自車位置検知部５が自車が右折予定の交差点内にて停止したことを検知した場合、主導車両の送信部１５は、自車直後の従動車両の受信部１６に対して、追従モードを解除させ、主導車両が交差点にて右折した後に右折モードにて走行させる指示信号を送信することにより、追従する各自動運転車は、安全かつ迅速に交差点を曲がることができる。【選択図】図１