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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Leo Laine, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/58 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60D 1/58 (2013.01); B62D 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes the steps of parking a trailer by means of a towing vehicle, which trailer is coupled to the towing vehicle via a coupling element of the trailer; the towing vehicle estimating position and heading of the coupling element of the parked trailer; transmitting the estimated position and heading of the coupling element of the parked trailer to a data storage device; and automatically uncoupling the trailer from the towing vehicle, so that the towing vehicle can drive away from the parked trailer.