Vehicle, vehicle identification system, vehicle identification method, program, and method for attaching onboard unit

A vehicle identification system comprising:

• a roadside device configured to receive, from a first onboard unit attached to a main vehicle body, which is a main vehicle body of a vehicle and which includes an attachment portion to which a towed vehicle is attachable, first information including type information relating to a type of the main vehicle body, and configured to receive second information from a second onboard unit attached to the main vehicle body;
• a first information processing unit configured to acquire the first information from the roadside device and to identify the type of the main vehicle body from the type information;
• a second information processing unit configured to initiate, in relation to the identified type, a standby for the second information from the roadside device;
• and
• a towing determination unit configured to determine that the main vehicle body is not towing the towed vehicle when the second information processing unit acquires the second information, and configured to determine that the main vehicle body is towing the towed vehicle when the second information processing unit does not acquire the second information.

A vehicle identification method comprising:

• a first information processing step of acquiring, from a first onboard unit attached to a main vehicle body, which is a main vehicle body of a vehicle and which includes an attachment portion to which a towed vehicle is attachable, first information including type information relating to a type of the main vehicle body, and identifying a type of the main vehicle body from the type information;
• a second information processing step of initiating, in relation to the identified type, a standby for second information from a second onboard unit attached to the main vehicle body;
• and
• a towing determining step of determining that the main vehicle body is not towing the towed vehicle when the second information is acquired in the second information processing step, and determining that the main vehicle body is towing the towed vehicle when the second information is not acquired in the second information processing step.