Network assisted platooning for self driving vehicles

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including instructions that, when executed with the processor, cause the computing device to, at least:
• obtain, from one or more sensors, sensor information pertaining to an environment in which the computing device is located;
• generate, from the sensor information, driving instructions to be executed by a platoon of vehicles;
• identify, within the platoon of vehicles, a plurality of separate groups of vehicles;
• transmit the generated driving instructions to a platooning platform via a long-range communication channel, the driving instructions being relayed to each of the plurality of separate groups of vehicles;
• and
• transmit the generated driving instructions to at least one second vehicle of the platoon of vehicles via a short-range communication channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable media collectively storing computer-executable instructions that upon execution cause one or more computing devices to collectively perform acts comprising:

• obtaining, from one or more sensors, sensor information pertaining to an environment in which the computer-readable media is located;
• generating, from the sensor information, driving instructions to be executed by a platoon of vehicles;
• identifying, within the platoon of vehicles, a plurality of separate groups of vehicles;
• transmitting the generated driving instructions to a platooning platform via a long-range communication channel, the driving instructions being relayed to each of the plurality of separate groups of vehicles;
• and
• transmitting the generated driving instructions to at least one second vehicle of the platoon of vehicles via a short-range communication channel.