ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,790, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Platoon traveling system" was invented by Hayato Shirai (Tagata-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A platoon traveling system includes a control device that controls traveling of an own vehicle in adaptive cruise control that adjusts a vehicle speed of the own vehicle in such a manner that following a preceding vehicle at a certain interval is performed. Further, when a preceding vehicle having a high wind-shielding effect is detected on a front side of the own vehicle by a detection device provided in the own vehicle while the own vehicle is traveli...