Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving initiating hitchless towing between a lead vehicle and a following vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to initiating hitchless towing between a lead vehicle and a following vehicle, generating a hitching path that provides a route from the following vehicle to the lead vehicle, controlling the following vehicle to travel the hitching path, aligning the following vehicle with the lead vehicle, and controlling the following vehicle to perform the hitchless towing by following the lead vehicle without a physical connection.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an economical impact and a carbon impact based on a use of a vehicle over a period, determining a benefit received in a future period similar to the period of one or more of altering the use of the vehicle and using another vehicle, where the other vehicle uses less carbon, determining a recommendation, based on the benefit, and notifying a device associated with the vehicle, of the recommendation and the benefit.