Combinable and detachable vehicle and method for controlling the same

A combinable and detachable vehicle, comprising:

• a front connecting portion and a rear connecting portion provided at a front portion and a rear portion of a vehicle, respectively, and configured to be connected to another vehicle;
• a front monitoring portion and a rear monitoring portion configured to monitor a forward area and a rearward area of the vehicle, respectively;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• determine whether the another vehicle is connected to the front connecting portion or the rear connecting portion of the vehicle based on information received from the front connecting portion or the rear connecting portion of the vehicle, or the front monitoring portion or the rear monitoring portion of the vehicle,
• control operation of each of a front component and a rear component of the vehicle depending on which one of the front and rear connecting portions of the vehicle is connected to another vehicle,
• give a driving control right to a controller of the another vehicle connected to the vehicle in response to the controller of the vehicle stopping the operation of a driving component of the vehicle, and
• provide a credit to a controller of another vehicle connected to the vehicle by a charge amount when the driving energy storage device of the vehicle is charged with the driving energy from the other vehicle.