Encryption-based platooning mechanism for swarm management of autonomous vehicles

摘要

Techniques for managing a swarm of autonomous vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: establishing a network connection between a plurality of autonomous vehicles, the plurality of autonomous vehicles operating as a swarm; receiving, from the first autonomous vehicle, a request to leave the platoon, the request comprising a digitally signed message from the first autonomous vehicle; allocating the first autonomous vehicle as a second master autonomous vehicle; permanently recording the assignment in a blockchain data structure; instantiating the new platoon route using the first autonomous vehicle as a head of the new platoon route; and if it is determined that the new platoon route is stable, disconnecting one or more autonomous vehicles associated with the new platoon route - disconnection uses a second blockchain stored in the second master autonomous vehicle by the second master autonomous vehicle to manage one or more autonomous vehicles.