Convoy travel control apparatus

A convoy travel control apparatus, comprising:

• a communication portion that communicates with another vehicle;
• a travel control portion that actualizes travel in convoy with the another vehicle through communication via the communication portion;
• a joining control portion;
• a state information sharing portion that receives information indicative of a state in front of or behind group of convoy vehicles;
• a communication control portion that receives, via the communication portion, at least either of image information in which an interior of a convoy vehicle incorporated in the group of convoy vehicles is imaged and voice information collected from the interior, and
• a presentation portion that according to the information indicative of a state in front of or behind the group of convoy vehicles, determines whether each of the group of convoy vehicles is capable of travelling safely or not and presents at least either of the image information and the voice information,
• wherein when an own vehicle is travelling in convoy while being incorporated in the group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, if the communication portion has received, from an independent vehicle not incorporated in the group of convoy vehicles travelling in convoy, request information to incorporate the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, then the joining control portion exercises control, which is for incorporating the independent vehicle into the group of convoy vehicles, on the group of convoy vehicles via the communication portion.