Vehicle module and vehicle assembly for transporting at least one person

Abstract

A vehicle module (1) for transporting at least one person is disclosed. The vehicle module (1) comprises: at least two wheels (2) adapted to engage the ground; an electric motor (4) operably connected to the wheels for propelling the vehicle module (1); an electrical energy store (5) operably connected to the electric motor (4) for providing energy to the electric motor (4); and at least one connecting device (6, 7, 13, 14), the connection means (6, 7) are arranged for safely connecting one vehicle module (1) to another vehicle module (1 ') or vehicle, or for attaching to a charging or parking station (17), in which at least one of the connection means (6, 7) is arranged to connect the vehicle module (1) to the connected vehicle module (1') or vehicle such that the wheels (2) of the vehicle module (1) are parallel to the connected vehicle module (1 ') or vehicle, and in which the wheels (2) of the vehicle module (1) are connected to the wheels (2) of the connected vehicle module (1') or vehicle. When a vehicle module (1) is connected to a connected vehicle module (1 ') or a vehicle to form a vehicle assembly, a control unit (10) of the vehicle module (1) is adapted to take control of the steering of the connected vehicle module (1') or the vehicle in order to drive the vehicle assembly as a vehicle.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to vehicle modules and vehicle assemblies for transporting at least one person. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a vehicle module and a vehicle combination for transporting at least one person as defined in the preambles of the independent claims. Background technique [0002] Vehicles transporting people have a long tradition as utility vehicles, which are supposed to serve a large number of different purposes. For this reason, personal vehicles typically have four or five seats and a relatively large trunk for storing the transported cargo. However, a common use for a personal vehicle is to transport a person to and from get off work, where the vehicle is much larger than it has to be. This consumes more energy for delivery than is required. [0003] Traditionally, vehicles are also powered by internal combustion engines, which are starting to be phased out due to carbon dioxide emissions. Instea...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] However, due to their limited storage capacity, high manufacturing costs and constituting heavy components in the vehicle, batteries are often the limiting factor for electric vehicles in terms of available driving range and keeping the vehicle at a reasonable price

[0005] Also, when self-driving vehicles are introduced there is a problem that many roads will be closed to manual driving

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