Multi-vehicle moving power bus

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, wherein the memory includes a computer program product configured to perform operations for implementing a multi-vehicle moving power bus for supplying external power to autonomous vehicles moving on a road, the operations comprising:
• identifying a plurality of autonomous vehicles moving on a road to use as a multi-vehicle moving power bus to supply power from a laser power-beaming source to a moving target autonomous vehicle requiring power;
• supplying external power to the moving power bus with the laser power-beaming source;
• transferring laser power between the plurality of moving autonomous vehicles in the moving power bus;
• and
• charging a battery of the target autonomous vehicle requiring power with the moving power bus.

A computer program product for implementing a multi-vehicle moving power bus for supplying external power to autonomous vehicles moving on a road, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation comprising:
• identifying a plurality of autonomous vehicles moving on a road to use as a multi-vehicle moving power bus to supply power from a laser power-beaming source to a moving target autonomous vehicle requiring power;
• supplying external power to the moving power bus with the laser power-beaming source;
• transferring laser power between the plurality of moving autonomous vehicles in the moving power bus;
• and
• charging a battery of the target autonomous vehicle requiring power with the moving power bus.