BEV as a toad behind diesel pusher
As the BEV/RV capability debate rages on, I have couple of questions regarding the viability of an electric car being used as a towed vehicle. First, are some even rated as being capable of being t...
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Skibane wrote:FWC wrote:
With auto driving also on the radar, what about not even connecting the car to the MH? It just follows along 5m behind the MH as if it were towed? No hooking up, no disconnecting, no extra length or weight on hills. With some sort of beacon on the MH for the car to follow, this seems like a much easier control problem than 'normal' auto pilot for an EV.
A true self-driving vehicle wouldn't even need to stay behind the motorhome - just program in the desired destination, and the vehicle would get there on its own.
Naturally, due to range limitations, it might need to meet you at designated charging stations along the way.
Agreed, with true self driving there would be no need to follow along.
My thought is that a follow on mode would be much easier to achieve than full self driving and gets away from some of the murky legal and liability issues with self driving vehicles. The technical challenges are far easier - just follow the huge MH in front of you and from a legal/liability issue the EV could be treated just the same way a towed vehicle.
