Unmanned, powered vehicle for ensuring safety of fixed routes detects hazardous damage to route, transmits information to following vehicle so safe halt before reaching damage is guaranteed

摘要

The vehicle (1) detects hazardous damage to the route and transmits this information to a following vehicle (2) that is to be protected so that a safe halt of the following vehicle before reaching the damage point is guaranteed. The vehicle has a controller that automatically maintains a constant or variable distance in front of the following vehicle.