Abstract: A route planning apparatus configured to create a travel plan that includes a planned travel route for a leading vehicle to electronically tow a following vehicle using inter-vehicle communication, the route planning apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a request to stop at a waypoint during traveling by the electronic towing, the stop-over request being input on a second information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the following vehicle: a searching unit configured to search, for a waypoint according to the request, the planned travel route and a surrounding region of the planned travel route; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding a found waypoint and a route to the waypoint to a first information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the leading vehicle.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is configured to control travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows a preceding vehicle based on information received from the preceding vehicle, and determine, based on information regarding a cargo space of the preceding vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle when the vehicles stop. Upon the preceding vehicle having stopped, the device stops the vehicle such that a distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle becomes the inter-vehicle distance determined by the device.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is provided. The device controls travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows another vehicle based on information received from the other vehicle; and determines whether to allow the vehicle to start to follow another vehicle based on at least one of whether a user of the vehicle is inside the vehicle or an instruction from the user. The processor starts to follow another vehicle in a case where the travel control circuit is allowed to follow the other vehicle.

Abstract: A system designed such that a following vehicle performs following travel to follow a leading vehicle is provided. A departure point and a destination point desired by a user of the following vehicle is obtained. Search for the leading vehicle to be followed by the following vehicle is performed based on the departure point and the destination point. A travel plan including a section of the following travel as at least a part of travel between the departure point and the destination point is generated. Information representing the section of the following travel to a user of the leading vehicle is transmitted.

Abstract: There is provided with a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. A departure point and a destination desired by a user of the following vehicle. Based on the departure point and the destination, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched. A travel plan that includes a section of the following travel in at least a part between the departure point and the destination. A reward to the leading vehicle for the following travel is calculated based on the travel plan.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is provided. The device controls traveling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows another vehicle based on information received from the other vehicle; and determines whether to allow the vehicle to start to follow another vehicle based on at least one of whether a user of the vehicle is inside the vehicle or an instruction from the user. The processor starts to follow another vehicle in a case where the travel control circuit is allowed to follow the other vehicle.

Abstract: There is provided with an information processing method performed by a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. An information representing motion performance of each of the following vehicle and the leading vehicle is obtained. Based on the information representing the motion performance of each of the following vehicle and the leading vehicle, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched.

Abstract: There is provided with a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. A departure point and a destination desired by a user of the following vehicle and a rest condition desired by the user of the following vehicle is obtained. Based on the departure point and the destination, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched. A travel plan that includes a section of the following travel in at least a part between the departure point and the destination and further includes a rest complying with the rest condition is generated.

Abstract: A route planning apparatus configured to create a travel plan that includes a planned travel route for a leading vehicle to electronically tow a following vehicle using inter-vehicle communication, the route planning apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a request to stop at a waypoint during traveling by the electronic towing, the stop-over request being input on a second information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the following vehicle; a searching unit configured to search, for a waypoint according to the request, the planned travel route and a surrounding region of the planned travel route; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding a found waypoint and a route to the waypoint to a first information processing apparatus that is used by an occupant of the leading vehicle.

Abstract: There is provided with an information processing method performed by a vehicle following travel system configured to cause a following vehicle to perform following travel following a leading vehicle. A departure point and a destination desired by a user of the following vehicle and information representing a drivable distance of the following vehicle is obtained. Based on the departure point and the destination, for the leading vehicle that the following vehicle follows is searched. A travel plan including a section of the following travel in at least a part between the departure point and the destination while judging whether to stop by a facility for increasing the drivable distance in accordance with the drivable distance of the following vehicle is generated.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is configured to control travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows a preceding vehicle based on information received from the preceding vehicle, and determine, based on information regarding a cargo space of the preceding vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle when the vehicles stop. Upon the preceding vehicle having stopped, the device stops the vehicle such that a distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle becomes the inter-vehicle distance determined by the device.

Abstract: A vehicle following traveling system including a leading vehicle and a following vehicle is provided. The leading vehicle is a two-wheel vehicle. The following vehicle determines the possibility that the leading vehicle turns over or understeers; and performs control such that the following vehicle is caused to execute a risk aversion operation based on the determined possibility that the leading vehicle turns over or understeers.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle is provided. The device executes a following operation of controlling travelling of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows another vehicle based on information received from the other vehicle and a parking operation of controlling travelling of the vehicle to park the vehicle at a parking space, determines whether the vehicle is at a position at which the parking operation can be started; and notifies the other vehicle that leading can be finished, in a case where it is determined that the vehicle is at a position at which the parking operation can be started while the device is executing the following operation.