| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize smooth traveling of a vehicle group even if any vehicle joins the group with a slowdown due to turning right or left. <P>SOLUTION: A prospective joining vehicle 60A planning to join a vehicle group traveling on a road subject to control transmits a standby position information when the vehicle stops at a standby position, such as an intersection; a vehicle group travel control device 10 having acquired the standby position information via a roadside unit 52 acquires with a vehicle position determining unit 30 information indicating the speed and position of the leading vehicle 60B of the immediately following group calculates with a joining timing calculator 32 the timing of starting suitable for smooth joining of the prospective joining vehicle 60A ahead of the vehicle group on the basis of the speed and position of the leading vehicle 60B of the vehicle group. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT</p> |
