Methods and systems for associating vehicles en route to a common destination

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for associating vehicles en route to a common destination. A request is received from a first vehicle as to an identification of one or more additional vehicles en route to the common destination. The first vehicle is associated with the additional vehicles as part of a caravan. Information is provided as to each of the vehicles in the caravan.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request from a first vehicle, via a processor, as to an identification of one or more additional vehicles en route along a common path from a common origination location to a common destination location; associating, via the processor, the first vehicle and the one or more additional vehicles as part of a caravan;
generating, via the processor, a geo-fence comprising a virtual boundary that encompasses the vehicles of the caravan, the geo-fence being formed based upon one or more predetermined conditions for ascertaining whether a vehicle is within or an outside of the virtual boundary; and providing information as to each of the vehicles in the caravan; wherein during travel from the common origination point to the common destination point the vehicles of the caravan transmit location information to the processor which determines whether each of the vehicles of the caravan are within or outside of the virtual boundary of the geo-fence based upon the one or more predetermined conditions, and wherein images of the vehicles and geo-fence are displayed in each of the vehicles of the caravan.