Interworking system and operation in V2X applications

A computing system comprising at least one microprocessor for managing a platoon of vehicles, wherein the at least one microprocessor is configured to cause the computing system to:

• communicate with at least one vehicle in the platoon using a first vehicle-to-everything radio access technology (V2X RAT);
• determine that a first further vehicle is available for inclusion in the platoon, the first further vehicle being configured to communicate using a second V2X RAT;
• determine that a second further vehicle is available for inclusion in the platoon, the second further vehicle being configured to provide an interworking function for providing simultaneous access to a plurality of V2X RATs comprising the first V2X RAT and the second V2X RAT;
• add the first further vehicle and the second further vehicle to the platoon;
• subsequently receiving from the second further vehicle that it intends to cease providing the interworking function;
• and
• transmit a message to remove the first further vehicle from the platoon prior to the second working vehicle's cessation of the interworking function.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium bearing code which, when executed by at least one microprocessor of a computing system, causes the computing system to implement:

• communicating with at least one vehicle in the platoon using a first vehicle-to-everything radio access technology (V2X RAT);
• determining that a first further vehicle is available for inclusion in the platoon, the first further vehicle being configured to communicate using a second V2X RAT;
• determining that a second further vehicle is available for inclusion in the platoon, the second further vehicle being configured to provide an interworking function for providing simultaneous access to a plurality of V2X RATs comprising the first V2X RAT and the second V2X RAT;
• adding the first further vehicle and the second further vehicle to the platoon;
• subsequently receiving from the second further vehicle that it intends to cease providing the interworking function;
• and
• transmitting a message to remove the first further vehicle from the platoon prior to cessation of the second further vehicle's interworking function.