Method and apparatus for remote driving a plurality of vehicles in a platoon

A system comprising:

• a plurality of vehicles;
• at least one first processor in a lead vehicle and at least one second processor in each other of the plurality of following vehicles;
• wherein the at least one first processor is configured to:
• wirelessly receive remote driving commands, from a remote server, instructing control of the lead vehicle;
• execute the remote driving commands to control the lead vehicle in accordance with the remote driving commands;
• and
• wirelessly broadcast the remote driving commands, including a location of the lead vehicle where a given of the driving commands was executed, the broadcast including command parameters defining a maneuver;
• and
• wherein the at least one second processor is configured to:
• wirelessly receive the broadcast remote driving commands;
• store the received remote driving commands in sequence;
• execute the given of the driving commands when a location of the other following vehicle corresponds to the location of the lead vehicle where the given of the driving commands was executed, wherein, responsive to the wireless command received from the broadcast indicating a stop and park command, the at least one second processor is configured to stop a given of the other following vehicles at an offset location that is offset from a stop location of the first vehicle, associated with the stop command, to preserve gapping between the lead vehicle and the other following vehicles that is determined based on predefined distances between middles of adjacent parking spaces in which the plurality of vehicles will be automatically parked based on a park command;
• and
• responsive to the stop and park command, execute the stop and park command for the given other following vehicle following stopping at the offset location for the given other vehicle such that successive of the other following vehicles park adjacently in parking spots corresponding to the respective offset locations of the other following vehicles at which the successive of the other following vehicles stopped.