Caravanning autonomous vehicle train

A system, comprising:

• a pilot vehicle comprising a controller unit and a battery;
• one or more freight vehicles in communication with at least the pilot vehicle, and
• wherein the pilot vehicle and one or more freight vehicles are arranged in a caravan configuration,
• wherein the pilot vehicle provides wireless electric charging to the one or more freight vehicles in the caravan configuration, and
• wherein the controller unit is configured to:
• maintain a state of charge (SOC) of the battery above a specified threshold,
• regulate the wireless electric charge to the one or more freight vehicles such that prior to disengagement from the caravan configuration, a first one of the freight vehicles is charged to a SOC within a first SOC range, and upon reengagement, the first one of the freight vehicles is charged to a SOC within a second SOC range different from the first SOC range,
• establish a connection with a second vehicle unassociated with the caravan configuration,
• receive a request from the second vehicle to join the caravan configuration, the request comprising one or more credentials associated with the second vehicle,
• determine whether the request is valid based on a transmission of the request to a management service validating the one or more credentials, and
• upon a determination that the request is valid, modify the caravan configuration to include the second vehicle.