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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sundaresan Balasubramanian, Tustin, CA (US);
Paul Mclachlan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/22 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2510/242 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); B60W 2754/30 (2020.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods for forming a convoy of vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises communicating a request to form the convoy. In accordance with a determination that the first and second vehicles are traveling a same route for at least a threshold distance, the convoy is confirmed to form. The convoy may comprise a first vehicle traveling within a slipstream of a second vehicle, which is a leading vehicle of the convoy, or the second vehicle traveling within a slipstream of the first vehicle, which is the leading vehicle of the convoy.