Abstract: There is provided an image pickup element including a non-planar layer having a non-planar light incident surface in a light receiving region, and a microlens of an inorganic material which is provided on a side of the light incident surface of the non-planar layer, and collects incident light.

Abstract: A management device for managing an operation of a cargo transportation vehicle that autonomously travels on a road with no driver and that is able to store cargo in each of a plurality of storages shielded by doors that are opened and closed includes a receiver configured to receive request information about transportation of the cargo from a user, an operation determiner configured to determine the operation of the cargo transportation vehicle so that the cargo transportation vehicle arrives at a delivery destination of the cargo, a registrant configured to register a plurality of users pre-designated as recipients of the cargo, and a processor configured to perform a process of controlling a control mechanism of the storage so that the recipient is able to unload the cargo from the storage when an authentication process on the recipient registered by the registrant has succeeded.

Abstract: A management device is configured to manage an operation of a luggage transporting vehicle, the luggage transporting vehicle being configured to autonomously travel a road without a driver being aboard and including a luggage containment part which is shielded by a door part that is able to be opened and closed, the management device including: an acquisition part configured to acquire a first image obtained by imaging a user who unloads luggage from the containment part; and a determination part configured to determine whether delivery of the luggage contained in the containment part has been completed normally on the basis of a result obtained by monitoring a behavior of the user based on the first image.

Abstract: Provided is a management device for managing an operation of a package delivery vehicle configured to travel autonomously on a road without accommodating a driver, and capable of storing a package into each of a plurality of storages each covered by an openable and closable door, the management device including: a storage device that stores a program; and a hardware processor, in which the hardware processor is configured to execute the program stored in the storage device to: receive application information on delivery of the package from a user; and determine an operation of the package delivery vehicle, in which the hardware processor is configured to cause the package delivery vehicle during delivery of a package to collect a new package.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a silicon carbide semiconductor device may include: forming a gate insulating film on a silicon carbide substrate; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film. The forming of the gate insulating film may include forming an oxide film on the silicon carbide substrate by thermally oxidizing the silicon carbide substrate under a nitrogen atmosphere.

Abstract: A home delivery device that autonomously delivers a package to a dwelling in an apartment building includes a detection unit configured to detect a target around the home delivery device, and a delivery determination unit configured to determine whether or not to permit the delivery of the package. When the home delivery device arrives at the dwelling as a delivery destination and the detection unit detects that a person comes out of the dwelling, the delivery determination unit determines that the delivery of the package to the person is permitted.

Abstract: A delivery robot that delivers a delivery item in a building comprises: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire external environment information; a travel control unit configured to control traveling of the delivery robot to a delivery destination in the building on the basis of the environment information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a notification unit configured to perform notification in a case where an opening operation of a door existing in a traveling direction of the delivery robot is detected during the traveling of the delivery robot on the basis of the environment information acquired by the first acquisition unit. The notification unit performs notification by at least one of light and sound toward the door.

Abstract: A management device manages an operation of a load-carrying vehicle which autonomously travels on a road with no driver on board and in which each of a plurality of storage parts shielded using a door which is opened and closed is able to store a load. The management device includes: an operation determination unit configured to decide an operation of the load-carrying vehicle; and an assignment determination unit configured to decide assignment of the load to any of the plurality of storage parts. When a type of new load to be collected is a prescribed type, the assignment determination unit makes a decision so that the new load to be collected is caused to be carried in a manner in which the load does not easily receive an influence from outside as compared with other types of loads.

Abstract: A management device which manages an operation of a load-carrying vehicle that autonomously travels on a road without a driver on board and that is able to store a load in each of a plurality of storage parts shielded by a door which is opened and closed includes: an operation determination part that determines an operation of the load-carrying vehicle; and a monitor that determines whether or not a predetermined event has occurred in the load-carrying vehicle, that requests an operation of the load-carrying vehicle to an operator in a case where it is determined that the predetermined event has occurred, and that causes a state in which the load-carrying vehicle operates in accordance with the operation of the operator.

Abstract: An unmanned delivery machine capable of improving convenience is provided. An unmanned delivery machine includes a vehicle body, a drive device, a baggage storage part, and doors. The drive device is configured to automatically drive the vehicle body. The baggage storage part is provided on the vehicle body. Doors are provided on a front surface and a rear surface of the vehicle body, are configured to allow access to the baggage storage part and are openable and closable.

Abstract: A management device is a management device that manages an operation of a luggage transportation vehicle which travels autonomously on a road without a driver getting on a vehicle and has luggage storages shielded by openable doors, and includes a receiver configured to receive application information related to transportation of the luggage with a designated delivery point, and an operation determiner configured to determine an operation of the luggage transportation vehicle based on at least the application information, in which the operation determiner brings, when a predetermined condition regarding a positional relationship between the luggage transportation vehicle and a recipient of the luggage is satisfied, the luggage transportation vehicle close to the recipient, and causing the luggage transportation vehicle to perform an operation for allowing the recipient to receive the luggage at a point different from the delivery point before the luggage transportation vehicle reaches the delivery point.

Abstract: An unmanned delivery system includes: an unmanned delivery machine that travels autonomously on a road without a driver and is able to store luggage in a plurality of storage portions which are closed by a door portion which is able to be opened and closed in accordance with a delivery instruction statement; and a management device that manages an operation of the unmanned delivery machine.

Abstract: A management device is configured to manage an operation of a luggage transporting vehicle, the luggage transporting vehicle being configured to autonomously travel a road without a driver being aboard and including a luggage containment part which is shielded by a door part that is able to be opened and closed, the management device including: an acquisition part configured to acquire a first image obtained by imaging a user who unloads luggage from the containment part; and a determination part configured to determine whether delivery of the luggage contained in the containment part has been completed normally on the basis of a result obtained by monitoring a behavior of the user based on the first image.

Abstract: A management device is configured to manage an operation of a luggage transporting vehicle, the luggage transporting vehicle being configured to autonomously travel a road without a driver being aboard and comprising a luggage containment part which is shielded by a door part that is able to be opened and closed, the management device including: an acquisition part configured to acquire an image of an inside of the containment part, and a determination part configured to determine whether a delivery of a luggage contained in the containment part has been completed normally on the basis of the image.

Abstract: A management device, a transport system, a management method, and a program capable of improving convenience are provided. The management device is a management device that is configured to manage a service using an unmanned delivery unit including a package storage space. The management device includes: an acquisition part configured to acquire a detection result, which is acquired by the weight detection part, relating to a first package loaded into the unmanned delivery unit by a user from the unmanned delivery unit; a financial accounting part configured to settle a delivery fee of the first package on the basis of the detection result, which is acquired by the weight detection part, relating to the first package that is acquired by the acquisition part; and a guide part configured to cause a terminal device to output information for guiding the delivery fee of the first package that is settled by the financial accounting part.

Abstract: An unmanned delivery machine includes a vehicle body that travels autonomously on a road without a driver and a storage device that includes a plurality of storage portions which are closed by a door portion which is able to be opened and closed and that is detachably attached to the vehicle body. The storage device in which luggage is stored in the plurality of storage portions is attached to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A management device that manages a service of transporting a user in a designated section using a vehicle which is able to travel autonomously without a driver by causing the vehicle to travel includes: a user detector configured to detect whether a user in the vehicle has alighted at a scheduled alighting position of the user; and an operation controller configured to cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation when the user detector detects that the user has not alighted at the scheduled alighting position.

Abstract: A management device for managing an operation of a cargo transportation vehicle that autonomously travels on a road in a state in which there is no driver in the cargo transportation vehicle and that is able to store cargo in each of a plurality of storages shielded by doors that are opened and closed includes a receiver configured to receive request information about transportation of the cargo from a user, an information provider configured to provide a time at which the cargo transportation vehicle will arrive at a delivery destination of the cargo to a terminal device of a recipient of the cargo, and an operation determiner configured to determine an operation of the cargo transportation vehicle so that the cargo transportation vehicle arrives at the delivery destination at the time.

Abstract: A management device for managing an operation of a cargo transportation vehicle that autonomously travels on a road with no driver and that is able to store cargo in each of a plurality of storages shielded by doors that are opened and closed includes a receiver configured to receive request information about transportation of the cargo from a user, an operation determiner configured to determine the operation of the cargo transportation vehicle so that the cargo transportation vehicle arrives at a delivery destination of the cargo, a registrant configured to register a plurality of users pre-designated as recipients of the cargo, and a processor configured to perform a process of controlling a control mechanism of the storage so that the recipient is able to unload the cargo from the storage when an authentication process on the recipient registered by the registrant has succeeded.

Abstract: Provided is a management device for managing an operation of a package delivery vehicle configured to travel autonomously on a road without accommodating a driver, and capable of storing a package into each of a plurality of storages each covered by an openable and closable door, the management device including: a storage device that stores a program; and a hardware processor, in which the hardware processor is configured to execute the program stored in the storage device to: receive application information on delivery of the package from a user; and determine an operation of the package delivery vehicle, in which the hardware processor is configured to cause the package delivery vehicle during delivery of a package to collect a new package.