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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael McQuillen, Warren, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daniel A. Makled, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hao Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to enable vehicle-to-vehicle guidance and tracking are disclosed. An example method includes transmitting, from a first vehicle, a first message to a second vehicle. The first message requests the second vehicle to become a leader vehicle. The example method further includes receiving a second message from the second vehicle. The second message includes leader information indicative of a travel path of the second vehicle. The example method also includes receiving authorization from the second vehicle for the first vehicle to follow the second vehicle.