Intelligent traffic management for vehicle platoons

A method of operating a platoon with a road controller system, performed by a road controller of a plurality of road controllers in the road controller system, the method comprising:

• accessing an active traffic policy, the active traffic policy including rules to control traffic in a controlled area to reduce noise pollution of vehicle platoons;
• receiving sensor data from a sensor array interface of the road controller system, the sensor data including road condition data;
• receiving a status message received from a vehicle platoon traveling on an area controlled by the road controller, the status message including a platoon identifier and a number of vehicles in the vehicle platoon, and the status message transmitted to the road controller when the vehicle platoon enters the area controlled by the road controller;
• determining a platoon size of the vehicle platoon based on the status message received from the vehicle platoon;
• determining a change to the platoon size of the vehicle platoon, the change to the platoon size based on the active traffic policy and the road condition data;
• and
• transmitting a control message to the vehicle platoon to implement the change to the platoon size of the vehicle platoon.

At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium, including instructions for operating a platoon with a road controller system, which when executed on a machine for a road controller of a plurality of road controllers in the road controller system, cause the machine to perform the operations comprising:

• accessing an active traffic policy, the active traffic policy including rules to control traffic in a controlled area to reduce noise pollution of vehicle platoons;
• receiving sensor data from a sensor array interface of the road controller system, the sensor data including road condition data;
• receiving a status message received from a vehicle platoon traveling on an area controlled by the road controller, the status message including a platoon identifier and a number of vehicles in the vehicle platoon, and the status message transmitted to the road controller when the vehicle platoon enters the area controlled by the road controller;
• determining a platoon size of the vehicle platoon based on the status message received from the vehicle platoon;
• and
• determining a change to the platoon size of the vehicle platoon, the change to the platoon size based on the active traffic policy and the road condition data;
• and
• transmitting a control message to the vehicle platoon to implement the change to the platoon size of the vehicle platoon.