Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes: a weather acquisition unit configured to obtain weather information including a weather forecast; a prediction unit configured to predict, based on the weather information, an amount of change in a quantity of water droplets adhering to an evaporator of an air conditioner installed in a vehicle; and a switching control unit configured to control switching of an inside/outside air switching mechanism of the air conditioner based on the amount of change, the inside/outside air switching mechanism switching air delivered to an interior of the vehicle to one of inside air and outside air, the inside air being air in the interior of the vehicle, the outside air being air outside the vehicle.

Abstract: A control method for a vehicle which is executable by at least one information processing device including a communication unit, includes: collecting vehicle information from the vehicle in a range of a communication data amount or a communication frequency that is allowed in communication with the vehicle, based on information about the communication data amount or the communication frequency; and calculating an accuracy of control of the vehicle based on an information amount of the collected vehicle information; and producing a control command based on the calculated accuracy.

Abstract: A suspension structure for a power unit is configured to suspend a power unit including a motor, a transaxle, and a power control unit. In the suspension structure for a power unit, the transaxle is arranged in a substantially center portion in a vehicle width direction, the motor is arranged at a position on an upper side with respect to the transaxle, and on one side in the vehicle width direction, and the power control unit is arranged at a position on the upper side with respect to the transaxle, and on an opposite side of the motor. In the suspension structure for a power unit, the motor and the power control unit are suspended on a principal axis of inertia substantially parallel with an axis in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes: a weather information providing system and an air-conditioning control apparatus that controls an air conditioner installed in a vehicle. The air-conditioning control apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives, from the weather information providing system, first weather information indicating an estimated weather condition predicted at the vehicle; a measurement unit that performs measurements concerning second weather information indicating an actual weather condition at the position of the vehicle; a judgment unit that judges whether or not a reliability level of the first weather information is below a first threshold value by comparing the first weather information and the second weather information or by detecting a change per unit time of the second weather information; and a transmission unit that transmits, to the weather information providing system.

Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes: a weather acquisition unit configured to obtain weather information including a weather forecast; a prediction unit configured to predict, based on the weather information, an amount of change in a quantity of water droplets adhering to an evaporator of an air conditioner installed in a vehicle; and a switching control unit configured to control switching of an inside/outside air switching mechanism of the air conditioner based on the amount of change, the inside/outside air switching mechanism switching air delivered to an interior of the vehicle to one of inside air and outside air, the inside air being air in the interior of the vehicle, the outside air being air outside the vehicle.

Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes: a weather information providing system and an air-conditioning control apparatus that controls an air conditioner installed in a vehicle. The air-conditioning control apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives, from the weather information providing system, first weather information indicating an estimated weather condition predicted at the vehicle; a measurement unit that performs measurements concerning second weather information indicating an actual weather condition at the position of the vehicle; a judgment unit that judges whether or not a reliability level of the first weather information is below a first threshold value by comparing the first weather information and the second weather information or by detecting a change per unit time of the second weather information; and a transmission unit that transmits, to the weather information providing system.

Abstract: A control method for a vehicle which is executable by at least one information processing device including a communication unit, includes: collecting vehicle information from the vehicle in a range of a communication data amount or a communication frequency that is allowed in communication with the vehicle, based on information about the communication data amount or the communication frequency; and calculating an accuracy of control of the vehicle based on an information amount of the collected vehicle information; and producing a control command based on the calculated accuracy.

Abstract: A fuel saving driving diagnostic device includes an ECU that diagnoses fuel saving driving from a viewpoint of accelerator operation based on a relation between a parameter related to a vehicle speed and a parameter related to an accelerator operation amount and diagnoses fuel saving driving from a viewpoint of shift operation based on a relation between a parameter related to a vehicle speed and a parameter related to an engine speed.

Abstract: A fuel saving driving diagnostic device includes an ECU that diagnoses fuel saving driving from a viewpoint of accelerator operation based on a relation between a parameter related to a vehicle speed and a parameter related to an accelerator operation amount and diagnoses fuel saving driving from a viewpoint of shift operation based on a relation between a parameter related to a vehicle speed and a parameter related to an engine speed.

Abstract: An eco drive support apparatus which reports the eco degree of the driving operation of a vehicle by displaying a state relative to a judgment threshold which varies corresponding to the drive state of the vehicle. The apparatus has a power train ECU which computes the judgment threshold and an eco drive state amount expressing a ratio to the judgment threshold on the basis of the drive state of the vehicle and a meter ECU which indicates the eco drive state amount on the basis of information transmitted from the power train ECU. The power train ECU transmits the eco drive state amount to the meter ECU.

Abstract: A vehicle status display apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes a display configured to output a display related to a threshold indicating an engine start criterion under a traveling status using an electric motor; and a processing device. When the threshold changes, the processing device changes the display due to the change of the threshold such that a change manner of the display in a case where the threshold changes due to an operation of a vehicle's occupant is different from a change manner of the display in a case where the threshold changes due to a factor other than the operation of the vehicle's occupant.

Abstract: A driving condition evaluation device is provided. The device includes a vehicle speed detection portion configured to detect a vehicle speed. A driving force estimation portion is configured to estimate driving force for driving a vehicle generated in accordance with a driving operation performed by a driver. A threshold value setting portion is configured to set a threshold value of the driving force based on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection portion. A driving force information informing portion is configured to inform the driver of a relationship between the driving force estimated by the driving force estimation portion and the threshold value set by the threshold value setting portion.

Abstract: A vehicle status display apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes a display configured to output a display related to a threshold indicating an engine start criterion under a traveling status using an electric motor; and a processing device. When the threshold changes, the processing device changes the display due to the change of the threshold such that a change manner of the display in a case where the threshold changes due to an operation of a vehicle's occupant is different from a change manner of the display in a case where the threshold changes due to a factor other than the operation of the vehicle's occupant.

Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor. The apparatus includes a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle, and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine has been started up and configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed on a boundary of the engine startup threshold value or displayed at a position where the quantity of eco-drive is worse than the engine startup threshold value when the engine has been started up.

Abstract: An eco-drive support device that notifies a driver of the eco-friendliness of a vehicle driving operation being performed by the driver includes: an operating unit that calculates eco-drive support information that indicates the eco-friendliness of the vehicle driving operation being performed by the driver; and a notification control unit that controls a notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information, if there is a request from an input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information. In this device, the notification control unit controls the notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information though there is not a request from the input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information, if a predetermined condition for providing the eco-drive support information is satisfied.

Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus that displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor, includes: a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle; and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine is started up.

Abstract: A fuel economy improvement assist device (1) has: accelerator operation amount detection means (12); and display control means (15a) for displaying, on a display device (20), a target value corresponding to a target accelerator operation amount and a deviation value of the detected accelerator operation amount from the target accelerator operation amount (14a). The display control means (15a) calculates an accelerator depression speed based on the detected accelerator operation amount, and variably displays the deviation value in accordance with the calculated accelerator depression speed.

Abstract: A driving condition evaluation device is provided. The device includes a vehicle speed detection portion configured to detect a vehicle speed. A driving force estimation portion is configured to estimate driving force for driving a vehicle generated in accordance with a driving operation performed by a driver. A threshold value setting portion is configured to set a threshold value of the driving force based on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection portion. A driving force information informing portion is configured to inform the driver of a relationship between the driving force estimated by the driving force estimation portion and the threshold value set by the threshold value setting portion.

Abstract: A disclosed accelerator level display device 1 includes an accelerator level detection unit 12 configured to detect an accelerator level; a target accelerator level determining unit 14b configured to determine a target accelerator level for the accelerator level; and a display unit 15a, 20 configured to display a target accelerator level indicator corresponding to the target accelerator level and an accelerator level indicator corresponding to the detected accelerator level. The display unit is configured to display the target accelerator level indicator as a fixed value regardless of the target accelerator level determined by the target accelerator level determining unit.

Abstract: An eco drive support apparatus which reports the eco degree of the driving operation of a vehicle by displaying a state relative to a judgment threshold which varies corresponding to the drive state of the vehicle. The apparatus has a power train ECU which computes the judgment threshold and an eco drive state amount expressing a ratio to the judgment threshold on the basis of the drive state of the vehicle and a meter ECU which indicates the eco drive state amount on the basis of information transmitted from the power train ECU. The power train ECU transmits the eco drive state amount to the meter ECU.