Method and a device for scheduling vehicles at intersections

摘要

The invention relates to a method and a device for scheduling dual-mode vehicles at intersections, i.e., vehicles being configured to be steered in manual mode by a driver and in automatic mode by an auto-pilot. In order to provide a more efficient and safer scheduling method, it is proposed that the method comprises the steps of requesting vehicle travel data of vehicles within a predetermined distance from an intersection; in response thereto, receiving the requested vehicle travel data from intersection-crossing vehicles, determining shared surfaces of the intersection for each intersection-crossing vehicle based on the received vehicle travel data, determining a schedule for the intersection-crossing vehicles for a collision-free crossing of the intersection based on the determined set of shared surfaces for each intersection-crossing vehicle; and steering the intersection-crossing vehicles in automatic mode across the intersection based on the determined schedule.