Arrangement, switch, method, computer system, computer program product

A switch comprising:

• an arrangement comprising:
• a carrier vehicle, the carrier vehicle provided for automatic transportation of materials or workpieces in a production facility;
• and
• a guide system comprising a route guide extending along a path for the carrier vehicle, the guide system further comprising vehicle guide elements on the carrier vehicle;
• wherein the guide system is configured in such a way that a guide function of the guide system limits a degree of freedom of a translational movability of the carrier vehicle during an interaction of the route guide with the vehicle guide elements apart from a limited movement play to a translational movability along the path and the guide function may be cancelled at least in portions along the path by a movability of the route guide out of a guide position, and may be activated by a movability of the route guide into the guide position;
• wherein the guide system further comprises, for the carrier vehicle, a first route guide extending along a first path and a second route guide extending along a second path, wherein the carrier vehicle comprises first vehicle guide element for the first route guide and second vehicle guide element for the second route guide, wherein the first route guide, the second route guide, the first vehicle guide element and the second vehicle guide element are arranged in such a way that paths of the carrier vehicle along a switch portion are identical.