Apparatus and method for a relay station for vehicle-to-vehicle messages

A device for a relay station for communicating vehicle-to-vehicle messages via at least one antenna, the device comprising:

• an input interface for receiving a vehicle-to-vehicle message via the at least one antenna;
• and
• a control module comprising a processor to:
• determine on a relevance of the vehicle-to-vehicle message for one or more receivers in a coverage area of the at least one antenna;
• filter the vehicle-to-vehicle message based on the determined relevance of the vehicle-to-vehicle message for the one or more receivers in the coverage area of the at least one antenna;
• and
• output the filtered vehicle-to-vehicle message via an output interface via the at least one antenna in response to the vehicle-to-vehicle message being relevant for the one or more receivers,
• wherein the input interface receives the vehicle-to-vehicle message via at least one first antenna and wherein the output interface provides the filtered vehicle-to-vehicle message via at least one second antenna,
• wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are arranged on different sides of a shading obstacle so that different coverage areas result for the first antenna and the second antenna, and
• wherein the control module filters the vehicle-to-vehicle message based on a relevance of the vehicle-to-vehicle message for one or more receivers in the second antenna coverage area.