Method for operating an automated vehicle convoy

A device for operating an automated vehicle convoy, comprising:

• a transmitting device configured to periodically wirelessly transmitting messages from preceding participants of the automated vehicle convoy to respective following participants of the automated vehicle convoy, proceeding from a leading participant of the automated vehicle convoy, the messages including at least one piece of temporal information from which a minimum distance between each following participant and a respective preceding participant is ascertained;
• and
• a guiding device configured to guide the participants of the automated vehicle convoy based on the ascertained minimum distance.

A non-transitory computer-readable data carrier on which is stored computer program including program code for operating an automated vehicle convoy, the computer program, when executed by an electronic device, causing the electronic device to perform:

• periodically wirelessly transmitting messages from preceding participants of the automated vehicle convoy to respective following participants of the automated vehicle convoy, proceeding from a leading participant of the automated vehicle convoy, the messages including at least one piece of temporal information from which a minimum distance between each following participant and the respective preceding participant is ascertained;
• and
• guiding the following participants of the automated vehicle convoy based on the ascertained minimum distance.