METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GUIDING A FOLLOW VEHICLE WITH A SCOUT VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method for automatically controlling at least one follow vehicle (2), in which a scout trajectory (201) is generated for a scout vehicle (1) and the scout vehicle (1) is guided along the scout trajectory (201). Scout environment data (202) are thereby captured by means of scout sensors (11) and a target trajectory (201) is generated for the follow vehicle (2). Furthermore, follow vehicle environment data (203) are captured by means of follow vehicle sensors (21). Based on the scout trajectory (201), reference trajectory data are generated and based on the scout environment data (202), reference environment data are generated. The reference trajectory data and the reference environment data are transmitted to the follow vehicle (2). By means of a trajectory comparison, a trajectory similarity is determined based on the generated target trajectory (204) and the transmitted reference trajectory data, wherein by means of an environment data comparison, an environment similarity is determined based on the captured follow vehicle environment data (203) and the transmitted reference environment data, and depending on the trajectory similarity and the environment similarity, automatic control of the follow vehicle (2) along the target trajectory (204) is activated. The invention further relates to a system for automatically controlling at least one follow vehicle (2) with a scout vehicle (1).