Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.

Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle controls a vehicle configured to provide a ridesharing service by autonomous traveling. The control device for a vehicle includes: a first information acquiring unit configured to acquire first information of a passenger who is supposed to use the ridesharing service; a second information acquiring unit configured to acquire second information of a passenger who has entered the vehicle at a pickup point; a determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is to depart by comparing the first information with the second information; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle based on a determination result from the determination unit. The determination unit is configured to prohibit departure of the vehicle when the first information does not match the second information.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch system is configured to execute user type identification processing for identifying a user type indicating whether the user is a visually handicapped person or a healthy person, and when the user is identified to be a visually handicapped person, execute voice guidance processing for performing voice guidance for a visually handicapped person. The autonomous driving vehicle includes an image recognition unit configured to perform image recognition of the user. The voice guidance processing includes guidance information generation processing for generating guidance information including a moving direction for allowing the user to approach the autonomous driving vehicle based on an image recognition result of the image recognition unit, and guidance information transfer processing for transferring the guidance information to the user by voice.

Abstract: A route information decision device includes: a route search unit that searches for a route along which a user moves from a first spot to a second spot; a partial route decision unit that decides a permissible route part of the route and a non-permissible route part of the route, the permissible route part being contained in a permissible region where a vehicle is permitted to be dispatched to the user, the non-permissible route part being contained in a non-permissible region where the vehicle is not permitted to be dispatched to the user, the vehicle being a vehicle for which an automatic driving control is performed.

Abstract: A traffic information determination device includes a server configured to acquire driving environment information that may affect safety of traveling of a vehicle to be subjected to autonomous driving control, determine a first allowable area in which traveling of the vehicle is allowed, and in which traveling of the vehicle is not allowed when a person gets on the vehicle, based on the driving environment information, and determine a second allowable area in which traveling of the vehicle is allowed, and in which traveling of the vehicle is allowed even when the person gets on the vehicle, based on the driving environment information.

Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.

Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.

Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.

Abstract: A driverless transportation system includes an autonomous driving vehicle and a management server. A check code includes: a vehicle code unique to the autonomous driving vehicle; and a passcode whose value changes each time it is generated. In deactivation processing, the autonomous driving vehicle newly generates the passcode, stores the check code including the newly-generated passcode, as a first check code, and transmits the first check code to the management server. The management server stores the first check code as a stored check code. In order to activate the autonomous driving vehicle, the management server transmits an activation instruction and the stored check code to the autonomous driving vehicle. In response to that, the autonomous driving vehicle reads the check code from its memory device, as a second check code, and determines whether or not the second check code and the stored check code match.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to provide a mobility service of transporting a passenger by autonomous traveling includes a gesture detecting device configured to detect a person's gesture outside the vehicle and a service end determining unit configured to determine whether the passenger has approved of an end of the mobility service. The service end determining unit determines that the passenger has approved of the end of the mobility service when the gesture detecting device has detected a specific gesture while the vehicle is stopped.

Abstract: A vehicle allocation system includes: an autonomous vehicle; a mobile terminal; and a control center configured to communicate with the autonomous vehicle and the mobile terminal via a network, wherein the control center includes a vehicle allocation control unit configured to receive a vehicle allocation request from the mobile terminal and to allocate the autonomous vehicle to a position which is designated in the vehicle allocation request, and a vehicle reallocation control unit configured to allocate another autonomous vehicle when a vehicle replacement request has been received from the mobile terminal after the allocation has been completed.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to provide a mobility service of transporting a passenger by autonomous traveling includes a gesture detecting device configured to detect a person's gesture outside the vehicle and a service end determining unit configured to determine whether the passenger has approved of an end of the mobility service. The service end determining unit determines that the passenger has approved of the end of the mobility service when the gesture detecting device has detected a specific gesture while the vehicle is stopped.

Abstract: A route information decision device includes: a route search unit that searches for a route along which a user moves from a first spot to a second spot; a partial route decision unit that decides a permissible route part of the route and a non-permissible route part of the route, the permissible route part being contained in a permissible region where a vehicle is permitted to be dispatched to the user, the non-permissible route part being contained in a non-permissible region where the vehicle is not permitted to be dispatched to the user, the vehicle being a vehicle for which an automatic driving control is performed.

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle controls a vehicle configured to provide a ridesharing service by autonomous traveling. The control device for a vehicle includes: a first information acquiring unit configured to acquire first information of a passenger who is supposed to use the ridesharing service; a second information acquiring unit configured to acquire second information of a passenger who has entered the vehicle at a pickup point; a determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is to depart by comparing the first information with the second information; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle based on a determination result from the determination unit. The determination unit is configured to prohibit departure of the vehicle when the first information does not match the second information.

Abstract: A traffic information determination device includes a server configured to acquire driving environment information that may affect safety of traveling of a vehicle to be subjected to autonomous driving control, determine a first allowable area in which traveling of the vehicle is allowed, and in which traveling of the vehicle is not allowed when a person gets on the vehicle, based on the driving environment information, and determine a second allowable area in which traveling of the vehicle is allowed, and in which traveling of the vehicle is allowed even when the person gets on the vehicle, based on the driving environment information.

Abstract: A driverless transportation system includes an autonomous driving vehicle and a management server. A check code includes: a vehicle code unique to the autonomous driving vehicle; and a passcode whose value changes each time it is generated. In deactivation processing, the autonomous driving vehicle newly generates the passcode, stores the check code including the newly-generated passcode, as a first check code, and transmits the first check code to the management server. The management server stores the first check code as a stored check code. In order to activate the autonomous driving vehicle, the management server transmits an activation instruction and the stored check code to the autonomous driving vehicle. In response to that, the autonomous driving vehicle reads the check code from its memory device, as a second check code, and determines whether or not the second check code and the stored check code match.

Abstract: A driverless transportation system includes: an autonomous driving vehicle that a user boards; and an abnormal event check device that checks whether or not an abnormal event exists in a passenger room of the autonomous driving vehicle after the user gets off. The autonomous driving vehicle uses a passenger room monitor to acquire, as a comparison-target image, an image of the passenger room after the user gets off the autonomous driving vehicle. The abnormal event check device: acquires a reference image being an image of the passenger room before the user boards the autonomous driving vehicle; acquires the comparison-target image; compares the comparison-target image with the reference image to determine whether or not the abnormal event exists; and notifies the user terminal or a management center, when it is determined that the abnormal event exists.

Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle provides a driverless transportation service for a user. An alarming phenomenon is a natural phenomenon that potentially causes a disaster. The autonomous driving vehicle recognizes, based on driving environment information, the alarming phenomenon at a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle or on a planned travel route from the current location to a destination. When recognizing the alarming phenomenon, the autonomous driving vehicle determines whether to continue or halt vehicle travel control in accordance with a current travel plan. When determining to halt the vehicle travel control in accordance with the current travel plan, the autonomous driving vehicle sets an emergency plan depending on a type of the alarming phenomenon and controls the autonomous driving vehicle in accordance with the emergency plan.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch system is configured to execute user type identification processing for identifying a user type indicating whether the user is a visually handicapped person or a healthy person, and when the user is identified to be a visually handicapped person, execute voice guidance processing for performing voice guidance for a visually handicapped person. The autonomous driving vehicle includes an image recognition unit configured to perform image recognition of the user. The voice guidance processing includes guidance information generation processing for generating guidance information including a moving direction for allowing the user to approach the autonomous driving vehicle based on an image recognition result of the image recognition unit, and guidance information transfer processing for transferring the guidance information to the user by voice.