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US 2013/0173086 A1Published application
Towing device for motor vehicles and method for towing a motor vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorPeter KAHLER
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Abstract
A towing device for motor vehicles is provided. The towing device includes a connecting unit for mechanically connecting a first vehicle to a second vehicle, and a data link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. Control devices of the second vehicle can be accessed from the first vehicle via the data link.
Claims15
A towing device for motor vehicles, comprising:
- a connecting unit for mechanically connecting a first vehicle to a second vehicle;
- and
- a data link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle,
- wherein control devices of the second vehicle are accessible from the first vehicle via the data link.
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A first motor vehicle, comprising:
- a towing device for towing a second motor vehicle, the towing device including a connecting unit for mechanically connecting the first motor vehicle to the second motor vehicle and a data link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle,
- wherein control devices of the second motor vehicle are accessible from the first motor vehicle via the data link, the control devices selected from a group comprising:
- a steering control, a brake control and an engine control.
A method for towing a motor vehicle, comprising:
- mechanically connecting a first, towing vehicle to a second vehicle being towed by means of a connecting unit;
- and
- accessing control devices of the second vehicle from the first vehicle via a data link during the towing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.