Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a speech acquiring section that acquires speech data related to a speech of a speaker; a state acquiring section that acquires information indicating whether or not a driver attempting to start driving a vehicle is in an intoxicated state based on the speech data; and a control section configured to limit a start operation of the vehicle in a case in which the information indicates that the driver is in the intoxicated state, the start operation being an operation performed by the driver with respect to the vehicle to start driving the vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes: acquiring whether or not a first user permits another user to ride in a first vehicle; acquiring whether or not a second user is matched with each of vehicles; regarding, as the first vehicle, a vehicle which is among the vehicles and with which the second user is not matched, and matching the first vehicle with the first user, when the first user requests a ride in the first vehicle and does not permit another user to ride in the first vehicle; and not permitting the other user to be matched with the first vehicle, after matching the first user with the first vehicle.

Abstract: An object is to deliver more packages together. A number of first packages scheduled to be delivered by a vehicle that delivers packages to a predetermined area is acquired, the cost of delivering second packages by the vehicle is set on the basis of the number of first packages, the second packages being different from the first packages, and information on the cost is provided to a user present within the predetermined area.

Abstract: Carpooling in a vehicle traveling to a predetermined place is promoted. A number of first users who are users riding or scheduled to ride in a vehicle that travels to a predetermined place is acquired; a cost needed for second users who are users different from the first users to ride the vehicle and to travel to the predetermined place is set on the basis of the number of first users; and information on the cost is provided to the second users.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to acquire user information regarding each of users. The user information is information relating to a site that is a location where each of the users desires snow removal, and information relating to a completion timing that is a timing at which each of the users desires the snow removal to be completed. The processor is configured to decide a dispatching schedule for dispatching a snow removal movable body to the site, based on the user information regarding each of the users.

Abstract: A moving object includes: an imaging device configured to take images of surroundings of the moving object that moves autonomously; a storage unit configured to store a reference image, which is an image taken at an imaging position in a predetermined area; and a controller configured to transmit, to a server, a first image that is an image taken by the imaging device at the imaging position and that is different by a predetermined value or more from the reference image, and information on the position at which the first image has been taken. The server is configured to determine, based on the first image received, a situation of damage in the predetermined area.

Abstract: A system according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is a system including a plurality of user terminals associated with a plurality of users, and an information processing apparatus configured to manage a plurality of collection vehicles for collecting garbage, where each user terminal transmits, to the information processing apparatus, garbage information including the amount of garbage that an associated user wants collected in a predetermined region, and the information processing apparatus calculates the total amount of garbage that is desired to be collected in the predetermined region, based on the garbage information received from each user terminal, and determines at least one dispatch vehicle to be dispatched to the predetermined region from among the plurality of collection vehicles, based on the total amount of garbage that is calculated.

Abstract: A vehicle sound output device including: an acquiring section configured to acquire wakefulness level information that indicates a degree of a wakefulness state of a driver of a vehicle; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the degree of the wakefulness state indicates a decreased level of wakefulness, control a sound output section to output a sound based on at least one of a predetermined frequency, a predetermined tone, or a predetermined content that stimulates a sympathetic nerve of the driver.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a sensor, a server device, a user terminal, and a work device. The sensor detects a state of a crop. The server device includes a controller comprising at least one processor acquiring state information on the state of the crop based on an output of the sensor, generating first information based on the state information, and transmitting a work command to the work device. The user terminal notifies a user of the first information received from the server device and transmits, to the server device, second information that is input by the user and related to a work area. The controller of the server device transmits the work command to the work device, according to the second information.

Abstract: A communication system includes a pair of speech recognition devices that are capable of communicating with each other, each of the speech recognition devices including a speech input section into which speech is input, a speech recognition section that recognizes speech input to the speech input section, and a speech output section that outputs speech. The communication system also includes an information generation section that generates notification information corresponding to speech recognized by the speech recognition section in one speech recognition device from out of the pair of speech recognition devices, and a speech output control section that performs control to output notification speech corresponding to the notification information at a specific timing from the speech output section of the other speech recognition device from out of the pair of speech recognition devices.

Abstract: Each of plural dialogue devices generates proposition information that is an utterance indicating a proposition for passengers who are on board plural vehicles, based on an utterance submitted by a passenger and current destination information and past destination information. The dialogue device transmits the generated proposition information to other dialogue device.

Abstract: A speech interaction device includes an ascertaining section and a control section. The ascertaining section ascertains a direction of a speech utterer by audio emitted by the speech utterer. The control section controls directionality of audio output through a speaker when outputting audio toward the speech utterer, such that directionality of audio in the direction ascertained by the ascertaining section is higher than directionality of audio in other directions.

Abstract: A sound outputting device includes: a receiving section that receives driving information that supports driving of a moving body; a sound outputting section that outputs at least one of a musical piece currently playing or a voice that gives notice of the driving information; and an outputting section that, during playing of the musical piece, causes the sound outputting section to output the voice that gives notice of the driving information received by the receiving section so as to match at least one of a pitch or a tune of the musical piece that is currently playing.

Abstract: Each of plural dialogue devices generates proposition information that is an utterance indicating a proposition for passengers who are on board plural vehicles, based on an utterance submitted by a passenger and current destination information and past destination information. The dialogue device transmits the generated proposition information to other dialogue device.

Abstract: A server for controlling an output of a sound from a sound output device provided in a room of a destination of a moving user, the server including: an information acquiring section configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the user, the destination, and route information indicating a route of the user to the destination; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the user reaches a position within a predetermined range from the destination, control the sound output device to start the output of a sound that simulates a situation in which a person is present in the room based on the position of the user indicated by the position information and the route of the user indicated by the route information.

Abstract: An object is to deliver more packages together. A number of first packages scheduled to be delivered by a vehicle that delivers packages to a predetermined area is acquired, the cost of delivering second packages by the vehicle is set on the basis of the number of first packages, the second packages being different from the first packages, and information on the cost is provided to a user present within the predetermined area.

Abstract: Carpooling in a vehicle traveling to a predetermined place is promoted. A number of carpool passenger users who are users scheduled to carpool in a vehicle that travels to a predetermined place is acquired; a cost needed for potential users who are users different from the carpool passenger users to ride the vehicle is set on the basis of the number of carpool passenger users; and information on the cost is provided to the potential users present within a predetermined range from a scheduled path of the vehicle traveling to the predetermined place.

Abstract: Re-delivery of a package is efficiently performed in a case where a package is not handed over when the package is delivered. Failure to hand over a package by delivery of the package by a first vehicle in which the package that is scheduled to be delivered to a delivery des in ti loaded is detected; and matching, with the vehicle, of a second vehicle that is different from the first vehicle and for which a condition allowing reloading of the package from the first vehicle and a condition allowing delivery of the package to the delivery destination are established is performed, in a case where failure to hand over the package is detected, where matching is performed on the basis of information about traveling of the first vehicle, information about the package, and information about traveling of the second vehicle.

Abstract: An objective is to encourage users who give teaching to carpool in a case where learning is provided between multiple users in a carpool vehicle. An information processing apparatus includes a controller and when learning is provided in a carpool vehicle between a teacher user who is a user giving teaching and a student user who is a user receiving the teaching, the controller acquires information for distinguishing between the teacher user and the student user, and gives an incentive to the teacher user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes: acquiring whether or not a first user permits another user to ride in a first vehicle; acquiring whether or not a second user is matched with each of vehicles; regarding, as the first vehicle, a vehicle which is among the vehicles and with which the second user is not matched, and matching the first vehicle with the first user, when the first user requests a ride in the first vehicle and does not permit another user to ride in the first vehicle; and not permitting the other user to be matched with the first vehicle, after matching the first user with the first vehicle.