METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTER-VEHICLE GAP(S) IN A PLATOON

摘要

The invention relates to a method of controlling inter-vehicle gap(s) (24a-c) in a platoon (10) comprising a lead vehicle (12) and one or more following vehicles (14a-c). The method comprises the steps of: obtaining an indicator (27) of a potential collision threat (26) identified by an autonomous emergency braking system (16) of the lead vehicle, wherein the autonomous emergency braking system of the lead vehicle comprises predefined control phases (28a-c), and wherein the indicator at least partly determines a current control phase of the autonomous emergency braking system; and sending the obtained indicator to the one or more following vehicles.