Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a first estimator, a second estimator, and a first controller. The first estimator is configured to obtain first estimation information with regard to a target vehicle that stops in a pick-up area where a plurality of vehicles is allowed to stop waiting for a user to get therein. The first estimation information indicates whether the user of the target vehicle is carrying a large piece of luggage having a size equal to or greater than a predetermined size. The second estimator is configured to obtain second estimation information indicating an other-vehicle stopping status. The other-vehicle stopping status indicates a status of another vehicle stopping around the target vehicle. The first controller is configured to cause the other vehicle to move on the basis of the first estimation information obtained by the first estimator and the second estimation information obtained by the second estimator.

Abstract: A door control device in a vehicle including seats and doors, includes: a door driver; a seating position detector; and a door controller. The door driver at least drives opening of the doors. The seating position detector detects a seating position information indicating a position of the seat on which an occupant is seated. The door controller determines a door to be opened on the basis of the seating position information detected by the seating position detector and causes the door driver to drive opening of the determined door.

Abstract: A control device is configured to cause a vehicle parked in a parking lot to move to a pick-up area in accordance with a call from a user who is a passenger of the vehicle. The control device includes a user position acquiring unit, a predicted time calculator, and a timing manager. The user position acquiring unit is configured to acquire, as a user position, a current position of the user who has made the call. The predicted time calculator is configured to calculate a predicted user arrival time on the basis of the user position, and the predicted user arrival time is a time in which the user is predicted to arrive at the pick-up area. The timing manager is configured to manage a movement start timing at which the vehicle to be called starts moving to the pick-up area on the basis of the predicted user arrival time.

Abstract: A control device is configured to cause a vehicle parked in a parking lot to move to a pick-up area in accordance with a call from a user of the vehicle. The control device includes a predicted time calculator and a moving-out vehicle determiner. The predicted time calculator is configured to, with regard to the vehicle that has arrived at the pick-up area in response to the call, acquire a user position and calculate a predicted user arrival time on the basis of the user position. The user position is a current position of the user. The predicted user arrival time is a time in which the user is predicted to arrive at the pick-up area. The moving-out vehicle determiner is configured to determine a moving-out vehicle on the basis of the calculated predicted user arrival time. The moving-out vehicle is a vehicle that is to be moved out of the pick-up area.

Abstract: An image display device includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a rearview and a sideview from a host vehicle, and a display unit configured to display, as a display image, a captured image captured by the image capturing unit or a generated image generated based on the captured image. The display unit includes a first area for displaying the display image that includes an area to the rearview of the host vehicle and a second area, being arranged adjacent to the first area, for displaying the display image that includes an area to the sideview of the host vehicle, and the displayed image displayed in the second area is image-processed in such a manner that an aspect ratio changes with respect to an aspect ratio of the display image displayed in the first area.

Abstract: An information-presenting device includes an imaging unit, a display unit, an object-recognition unit, an exit location indicator unit and an entry location indicator unit. The imaging unit captures an image of a side view from a host vehicle. The display unit displays an image captured by the imaging unit or a image generated based on the captured image. The object-recognition unit recognizes an object lateral to the host vehicle moving relative to the host vehicle. The exit location indicator unit displays an exit location indicator at or near a location where the object is last displayed in the display unit when the object departs from a display range of the display unit. The entry location indicator unit displays an entry location indicator in a window through which an occupant views outside of the vehicle or in a peripheral region of the window. The entry location indicator indicates a location where the object is predicted to appear.

Abstract: A parking device mountable on a vehicle and capable of parking autonomously includes an autonomous-parking-command receiver, a vehicle-occupant detector, and a determination unit. The autonomous-parking-command receiver receives a parking command given by a user to park the vehicle. The vehicle-occupant detector detects whether a vehicle occupant is in the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether to permit the vehicle to park. In a case where the autonomous-parking-command receiver receives the parking command and the vehicle-occupant detector does not detect the vehicle occupant, the determination unit determines permits parking and allows the vehicle to park autonomously.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a first estimator, a second estimator, and a first controller. The first estimator is configured to obtain first estimation information with regard to a target vehicle that stops in a pick-up area where a plurality of vehicles is allowed to stop waiting for a user to get therein. The first estimation information indicates whether the user of the target vehicle is carrying a large piece of luggage having a size equal to or greater than a predetermined size. The second estimator is configured to obtain second estimation information indicating an other-vehicle stopping status. The other-vehicle stopping status indicates a status of another vehicle stopping around the target vehicle. The first controller is configured to cause the other vehicle to move on the basis of the first estimation information obtained by the first estimator and the second estimation information obtained by the second estimator.

Abstract: A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus is configured to be provided in an own vehicle and to perform image display related to information on a situation of surroundings of the own vehicle. The own vehicle includes a windshield. The vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus includes an image generator and an image display. The image generator is configured to generate an image expressing an environment of the surroundings of the own vehicle. The image includes an own vehicle forward image having a view substantially equivalent to a view of a forward region of the own vehicle that is viewable by an occupant of the own vehicle through the windshield at a time of normal driving of the own vehicle. The image display is configured to be disposed on forward side of the occupant of the own vehicle and faces the occupant, and to display the image generated by the image generator.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle display device configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle display device includes a curve detection unit, a road state categorization unit, and a display unit. The curve detection unit detects a curve that is included in a target traveling line and has a curvature. The road state categorization unit categorizes a state of the road on which the target traveling line including the curve is set, in one class out of a plurality of classes, according to possibility of presence of the curve having the curvature of a predetermined value or more. The display unit displays a representation that indicates the curvature of the curve. The curvature corresponds to the class in which the state of the road has been categorized.

Abstract: A control device is configured to cause a vehicle parked in a parking lot to move to a pick-up area in accordance with a call from a user of the vehicle. The control device includes a predicted time calculator and a moving-out vehicle determiner. The predicted time calculator is configured to, with regard to the vehicle that has arrived at the pick-up area in response to the call, acquire a user position and calculate a predicted user arrival time on the basis of the user position. The user position is a current position of the user. The predicted user arrival time is a time in which the user is predicted to arrive at the pick-up area. The moving-out vehicle determiner is configured to determine a moving-out vehicle on the basis of the calculated predicted user arrival time. The moving-out vehicle is a vehicle that is to be moved out of the pick-up area.

Abstract: A control device is configured to cause a vehicle parked in a parking lot to move to a pick-up area in accordance with a call from a user who is a passenger of the vehicle. The control device includes a user position acquiring unit, a predicted time calculator, and a timing manager. The user position acquiring unit is configured to acquire, as a user position, a current position of the user who has made the call. The predicted time calculator is configured to calculate a predicted user arrival time on the basis of the user position, and the predicted user arrival time is a time in which the user is predicted to arrive at the pick-up area. The timing manager is configured to manage a movement start timing at which the vehicle to be called starts moving to the pick-up area on the basis of the predicted user arrival time.

Abstract: A parking device mountable on a vehicle and capable of parking autonomously includes an autonomous-parking-command receiver, a vehicle-occupant detector, and a determination unit. The autonomous-parking-command receiver receives a parking command given by a user to park the vehicle. The vehicle-occupant detector detects whether a vehicle occupant is in the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether to permit the vehicle to park. In a case where the autonomous-parking-command receiver receives the parking command and the vehicle-occupant detector does not detect the vehicle occupant, the determination unit determines permits parking and allows the vehicle to park autonomously.

Abstract: A vehicle calling system includes a vehicle, a user terminal, and a parking-area management system. The vehicle can travel autonomously from a parking area to a boarding location. The user terminal transmits a call for the vehicle by being operated by a user. The parking-area management system receives the call and causes the vehicle to travel from the parking area. The parking-area management system includes a boarding-location-option extracting unit and a vehicle-travel commanding unit. The boarding-location-option extracting unit extracts boarding location options convenient for the user from a plurality of the boarding locations and transmits the options to the user terminal in response to the call. When a designated boarding location selected and designated by the user from the options is received from the user terminal, the vehicle-travel commanding unit transmits a command to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to travel to the designated boarding location.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle including an environment recognition unit and an automatic operation control unit. The environment recognition unit is configured to acquire information on surrounding environment around the vehicle, and provide the automatic operation control unit with the information on the surrounding environment. The automatic operation control unit is configured to acquire select one proposed traveling line, as a target traveling line of the vehicle, from a plurality of proposed traveling lines, on a basis of the information on the surrounding environment, and allow the vehicle to travel along the target traveling line. The vehicle control device is configured to acquire provide display of an image of one or more non-selected traveling lines other than the proposed traveling line selected as the target traveling line from the plurality of proposed traveling lines, together with display of an image of the target traveling line.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle including headlights. The vehicle control device includes an environment recognition unit, an image generation unit, an image display unit, and an illumination range detector. The environment recognition unit acquires surrounding environment formation around the vehicle. The image generation unit generates, on a basis of the surrounding environment information, an environment image that includes forward environment information on environment forward of the own vehicle. The image display unit displays the environment image. The illumination range detector detects an illumination range, in which the illumination range is illuminated by the headlights. The environment image solely includes information acquired inside the illumination range.

Abstract: A door control device in a vehicle including seats and doors, includes: a door driver; a seating position detector; and a door controller. The door driver at least drives opening of the doors. The seating position detector detects a seating position information indicating a position of the seat on which an occupant is seated. The door controller determines a door to be opened on the basis of the seating position information detected by the seating position detector and causes the door driver to drive opening of the determined door.

Abstract: A surrounding risk displaying apparatus includes an environment recognizer, a surrounding risk recognizer, and a display. The environment recognizer is capable of recognizing an environment around a vehicle. The surrounding risk recognizer is capable of extracting risk objects each having a risk potential not less than a predetermined risk potential, estimating a distribution of the risk potential around each of the risk objects, and calculating a risk approaching determination value that increases depending on relative approaching of the risk objects. The display is capable of displaying images in a superimposed fashion on the corresponding risk objects. The images each indicate the distribution of the risk potential around corresponding one of the risk objects.

Abstract: An information-presenting device includes an imaging unit, a display unit, an object-recognition unit, an exit location indicator unit and an entry location indicator unit. The imaging unit captures an image of a side view from a host vehicle. The display unit displays an image captured by the imaging unit or a image generated based on the captured image. The object-recognition unit recognizes an object lateral to the host vehicle moving relative to the host vehicle. The exit location indicator unit displays an exit location indicator at or near a location where the object is last displayed in the display unit when the object departs from a display range of the display unit. The entry location indicator unit displays an entry location indicator in a window through which an occupant views outside of the vehicle or in a peripheral region of the window. The entry location indicator indicates a location where the object is predicted to appear.

Abstract: An image display device includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a rearview and a sideview from a host vehicle, and a display unit configured to display, as a display image, a captured image captured by the image capturing unit or a generated image generated based on the captured image. The display unit includes a first area for displaying the display image that includes an area to the rearview of the host vehicle and a second area, being arranged adjacent to the first area, for displaying the display image that includes an area to the sideview of the host vehicle, and the displayed image displayed in the second area is image-processed in such a manner that an aspect ratio changes with respect to an aspect ratio of the display image displayed in the first area.