Devices, methods, and computer program for releasing transportation vehicle components, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication module

A method for releasing a vehicle component of a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving messages of a plurality of further vehicle components of the transportation vehicle;
• verifying an identity of the plurality of further vehicle components based on the received messages and based on stored identification data of the plurality of further vehicle components, wherein the messages on which the verification of the identity of the plurality of further vehicle components is based are messages that are used for the regular operation of the vehicle component;
• and
• releasing the vehicle component in response to the identity of the plurality of further vehicle components being consistent with the stored identification data of the plurality of further vehicle components.

A method for releasing a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component of a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving messages of a plurality of further vehicle components of the transportation vehicle by the second vehicle component of the transportation vehicle;
• verifying an identity of the plurality of further vehicle components based on the received messages and based on stored identification data of the plurality of further vehicle components by the second vehicle component, wherein the messages on which the verification of the identity of the plurality of further vehicle components is based are messages that are used for the regular operation of the second vehicle component;
• releasing the second vehicle component in response to the identity of the plurality of further vehicle components being consistent with the stored identification data of the plurality of further vehicle components;
• receiving at least one message from the second vehicle component by the first vehicle component;
• authenticating the second vehicle component by the first vehicle component based on the at least one message received from the second vehicle component;
• and
• releasing the first vehicle component in response to the at least one received message implying that the second vehicle component has been released and in response to the authentication of the second vehicle component being successful.