Method, devices and computer program for initiating or carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver

A method for a transportation vehicle for carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver, the method comprising:

• obtaining a driving intention message from a requesting transportation vehicle, wherein the driving intention message comprises information about an intention of a driver, or an at least partially automatic transportation vehicle control system, of the requesting transportation vehicle to carry out a driving maneuver;
• obtaining one or more further driving intention messages from transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle, wherein the one or more further driving intention messages comprise information about one or more driving intentions of the transportation vehicles in an environment of transportation vehicle;
• calculating the cooperative driving maneuver based on the driving intention message of the requesting transportation vehicle and on the one or more further driving intention messages of the transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle, wherein the calculation comprises checking whether the cooperative maneuver is compatible with the one or more driving intentions of the transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle;
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• providing a driving assistance to implement the cooperative driving maneuver provided the cooperative maneuver is compatible with the one or more further driving intention messages of the transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle.

A device for a transportation vehicle for initiating a cooperative driving maneuver by providing a driving intention message for transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle, wherein the driving intention message comprises information about an intention of a driver of the transportation vehicle to carry out a driving maneuver, the device comprising:

• an interface to obtain information about a driving intention, wherein the driving intention is based on the desire of the driver to carry out the driving maneuver;
• a positioning module for determining a position of the transportation vehicle;
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• a control module for:
• controlling the interface, the positioning module and a vehicle-to-vehicle-interface,
• determining the driving intention message, based on the information about the driving intention,
• calculating transmission parameters for the driving intention message, wherein the transmission parameters comprise a repetition rate and a time of transmission, based on a desired reception probability of the driving intention message, the driving intention and the position of the transportation vehicle, and
• providing the driving intention message as a direct vehicle-to-vehicle message via the vehicle-to-vehicle interface for the transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle based on the transmission parameters.

A device for a transportation vehicle for carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver, the device comprising:

• a vehicle-to-vehicle interface for:
• obtaining a driving intention message from a requesting transportation vehicle, wherein the driving intention message comprises information about an intention of a driver, or an at least partially automatic transportation vehicle control system, of the requesting transportation vehicle to carry out a driving maneuver, and
• obtaining one or more further driving intention messages from transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle, wherein the one or more further driving intention messages comprise information about one or more driving intentions of the transportation vehicles in an environment of transportation vehicle;
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• a control module for:
• controlling the vehicle-to-vehicle interface and an interface, calculating the cooperative driving maneuver based on the driving intention message of the requesting transportation vehicle and on the one or more further driving intention messages of the transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle, wherein the calculation of the cooperative maneuver comprises checking whether the cooperative maneuver is compatible with the one or more driving intentions of the transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle, and
• providing a driving assistance to implement the cooperative driving maneuver via the interface, provided the cooperative maneuver is compatible with the one or more further driving intention messages of the transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle.