Method for controlling assembly of a vehicle from a set of modules, a control device, a system, a vehicle, a computer program and a computer-readable medium

A computer program product comprising computer program code stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer program product used by a first control device which is part of a system for remotely controlling assembly of a vehicle from a remotely located set of modules, the set of remotely located modules comprising:

• at least one drive module and at least one functional module, wherein the at least one drive module comprises a propulsion unit and steering system connected to a pair of wheels and is configured to be autonomously operated by a second control device comprised in the at least one drive module, and wherein each module of the set of modules comprises at least one interface releasably connectable to a corresponding interface on the other module of the set of modules, where the first control device is located remote from the set of modules, wherein said computer program code comprising computer instructions to cause the first control device to perform the following operations:
• sending commands remotely from the first control device to the second control device located in the at least one drive module commanding the at least one drive module to connect with the at least one functional module in a vehicle self-assembly process, wherein upon receipt of such command by the second control device, the second control device located in the at least one drive module controls the propulsion unit and steering system of the drive module to autonomously move the drive module to and to physically connect with the at least one functional module by autonomous operation of the at least one drive module to thereby self-assemble a vehicle;
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• receiving remotely at the first control device, from at least one of the modules of the set of modules, a verification of the connection between the modules.

A first control device for controlling assembly of a vehicle from a remotely located set of modules, the set of remotely located modules comprising:

• at least one drive module and at least one functional module, wherein the at least one drive module comprises a propulsion unit and steering system connected to a pair of wheels and is configured to be autonomously operated by a second control device comprised in the at least one drive module, and wherein each module of the set of modules comprises at least one interface releasably connectable to a corresponding interface on the other module of the set of modules, where the first control device is part of a system located remote from the set of modules for remotely controlling assembly of the vehicle, the first control device being configured to:
• send commands remotely from the first control device to the second control device located in the at least one drive module commanding the at least one drive module to connect with the at least one functional module in a vehicle self-assembly process, wherein upon receipt of such command by the second control device, the second control device located in the at least one drive module controls the propulsion unit and steering system of the drive module to autonomously move the drive module to and to physically connect with the at least one functional module by autonomous operation of the at least one drive module to thereby self-assemble a vehicle;
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• receive remotely at the first control device, from at least one of the modules of the set of modules, a verification of the connection between the modules into an assembled vehicle.