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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Koike, Wako, JP;
Ryuichi Hata, Wako, JP;
Naoyuki Kubo, Wako, JP;
Takayuki Sakata, Wako, JP;
Masayasu Yoshida, Wako, JP;
Mitsuru Nonaka, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Yoshihira, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A route planning apparatus configured to create a travel plan that includes a planned travel route for a leading vehicle to electronically tow a following vehicle using inter-vehicle communication, the route planning apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a request to stop at a waypoint during traveling by the electronic towing, the stop-over request being input on a second information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the following vehicle: a searching unit configured to search, for a waypoint according to the request, the planned travel route and a surrounding region of the planned travel route; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding a found waypoint and a route to the waypoint to a first information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the leading vehicle.