APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING AND A METHOD FOR PLANNING A PATH THEREOF

An apparatus for controlling platooning and a method for planning a path are provided. The apparatus includes: a communication device to receive information on a preceding vehicle from the preceding vehicle through Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication; a recognition device to obtain information on an nfollowing vehicle through a sensor mounted in a vehicle body; and a processor to generate third line information by matching first line information, which is in the information on the preceding vehicle, to second line information, which is in the information on the nfollowing vehicle, and to plan a platooning path by utilizing the third line information.