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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Kyung Joo Bang, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/0291 (2013.01);
Abstract
A platooning controller and a method thereof include a processor configured to perform a platooning control and a communicator configured perform a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication in a platooning line. The processor calculates a waiting time for an expected departure of an outside vehicle based on surrounding information when the outside vehicle cuts in the platooning line during platooning. The processor forms a platoon again when the outside vehicle does not depart from the platooning line after the waiting time.