Abstract: A method for providing an at least partially automatic guidance of a following transportation vehicle. Availability data of at least one lead transportation vehicle and request data of the following transportation vehicle are acquired. Based on the availability data and the request data, offer data are generated via the lead transportation vehicle and transmitted to the following transportation vehicle. Based on the offer data, an offer output is generated and outputted. A user input is captured and acceptance data is generated based on the user input. Tracking data are generated and transmitted to the following transportation vehicle, and the following transportation vehicle is guided at least in part automatically behind the lead transportation vehicle based on the tracking data. A system for providing an at least partially automatic guidance of a following transportation vehicle having a detection unit, an offer unit, a computing unit, and an output unit.

Abstract: In a method and a control arrangement for minimizing the consequences of an accident for motor vehicles, an evaluating unit continuously evaluates environmental data supplied by environmental sensors and vehicle data supplied by a vehicle electronics unit in the light of characteristic features stored in a memory. As a result of this evaluation, it can be ascertained whether an unavoidable accident situation is present with respect to a detected obstacle in which case the evaluating unit performs a controlled braking of the individual wheels of the vehicle by way of a braking control and/or an automatic steering process. This process takes places in such a manner that an optimum speed reduction is achieved as well as a favorable angle of impact. An optimal angle of impact depends on vehicle-specific features and on the particular accident situation.