Vehicle light control

A system including a computer for a vehicle is programmed to identify the vehicle as a lead vehicle in a platoon of three or more vehicles, and to identify one of the vehicles in the platoon as a caboose vehicle. The computer is programmed to deactivate a rear light of the lead vehicle, and to instr...

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Main Authors MacNeille, Perry Robinson, Datta Gupta, Somak, Ignaczak, Brad Alan, Mitra, Pramita, Neubecker, Cynthia M, Rao, Jayanthi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.10.2019
Subjects
ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SIGNALLING
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A system including a computer for a vehicle is programmed to identify the vehicle as a lead vehicle in a platoon of three or more vehicles, and to identify one of the vehicles in the platoon as a caboose vehicle. The computer is programmed to deactivate a rear light of the lead vehicle, and to instruct activation of a rear light of the caboose vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715697649