Abstract: A vehicle includes: a travel state sensor configured to acquire information about a travel state of the vehicle; one or more processors; and a memory connected to the one or more processors and storing a plurality of instructions to be executed by the one or more processors. The instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to: communicate with an autonomous driving device configured to calculate a target track for the vehicle; subject the vehicle to automated travel in accordance with the target track received from the autonomous driving device; and calculate an evaluation value of performance of the autonomous driving device based on the information acquired by the travel state sensor.

Abstract: The vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to automated driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes performance evaluation unit for evaluating the driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on the degree of deviation between the reference traveling data in the area in which the vehicle is traveling and the traveling data of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface unit that is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the vehicle and that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each part of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that implements an active safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of participant information that is information related to a traffic participant present around the vehicle, and occupant information that is information related to an occupant riding in the vehicle; and a performance evaluation unit that evaluates driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one piece of the participant information and the occupant information.

Abstract: The vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an Autonomous Driving Kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from Autonomous Driving Kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of Autonomous Driving Kit on the basis of the property of the area in which the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface unit and a preventive safety device. The preventive safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that performs evaluation of driving performance of the autonomous driving kit, and a suppression unit that suppresses a cancel signal output from the autonomous driving kit to cancel the preventive safety function based on the evaluation of the driving performance.

Abstract: A voice output method is a voice output method in a moving body of public transportation. The voice output method includes: a storage step of storing a voice output to an inside of the moving body, the voice being stored by being divided into a guide voice related to information on the moving body and an advertising voice related to advertising; a determination step of determining whether or not a passenger of the moving body includes a visually impaired person; and a restraint step of, by the moving body, restraining the advertising voice from being output when determination is made that the passenger includes the visually impaired person.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus executes vehicle control for reducing a collision risk of colliding with a vehicle when an object having the collision risk is present. The vehicle control apparatus is configured to: prohibit execution of the vehicle control when an operation relating to a behavior of the vehicle by a driver satisfies a predetermined prohibition condition; permit execution of the vehicle control even when the prohibition condition is met when an acceleration operation for accelerating the vehicle satisfies a predetermined permission condition; and cause the permission condition to be met more easily when at least one of a state of the driver or a traveling state of the vehicle is an abnormal state as compared to when both of the state of the driver and the traveling state of the vehicle are a normal state.

Abstract: A voice guidance method includes: a determination step of determining whether or not a visually impaired person is included in passengers in a vehicle as a public transport; and a guidance step of, in a case where the visually impaired person is determined to be included in the passengers, providing voice guidance to inform the visually impaired person of a state around the vehicle when the visually impaired person gets off the vehicle.

Abstract: A boarding and alighting support method supports a person requiring support who requires support of another person to get on a vehicle or get off a vehicle. The boarding and alighting support method includes: a storing step of storing at least one of a first image that is an image of the person requiring support and a second image that is an image of a protector of the person requiring support; a first display step in which the vehicle that the person requiring support is planned to get on displays the at least one of the first image and the second image; and a second display step in which the vehicle displays the at least one of the first image and the second image when the person requiring support is planned to get off the vehicle.

Abstract: A boarding and alighting time informing method includes a determination step for determining, at a stop where a bus stops, whether a person with disabilities is going to board the bus and whether a person with disabilities is going to alight from the bus, a prediction step for predicting a boarding and alighting time at the stop in either one or both of a case when it is determined that a person with disabilities is going to board the bus and a case when it is determined that a person with disabilities is going to alight from the bus, and an informing step for informing at least one of the inside and the outside of the bus about the predicted boarding and alighting time.

Abstract: The vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to automated driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes performance evaluation unit for evaluating the driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on the degree of deviation between the reference traveling data in the area in which the vehicle is traveling and the traveling data of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface unit that is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the vehicle and that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each part of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that implements an active safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of participant information that is information related to a traffic participant present around the vehicle, and occupant information that is information related to an occupant riding in the vehicle; and a performance evaluation unit that evaluates driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one piece of the participant information and the occupant information.

Abstract: The vehicle includes an interface unit and an active safety device. The active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one of surrounding environment information related to the surrounding environment of the vehicle and in-vehicle environment information related to the environment inside the vehicle. The active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one of surrounding environment information and in-vehicle environment information.

Abstract: The vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an Autonomous Driving Kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from Autonomous Driving Kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of Autonomous Driving Kit on the basis of the property of the area in which the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface unit and a preventive safety device. The preventive safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that performs evaluation of driving performance of the autonomous driving kit, and a suppression unit that suppresses a cancel signal output from the autonomous driving kit to cancel the preventive safety function based on the evaluation of the driving performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system includes an autonomous driving control system that controls autonomous driving of the vehicle, and a safety control system that communicates with the autonomous driving control system and stops the vehicle when the autonomous driving control system fails or when communication is abnormal. The safety control system notifies the autonomous driving control system of the contents of the failure when a failure of a part of the function of the safety control system occurs. The autonomous driving control system sets a traveling route to a destination during the autonomous driving in accordance with the contents of the failure.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a travel state sensor configured to acquire information about a travel state of the vehicle; one or more processors; and a memory connected to the one or more processors and storing a plurality of instructions to be executed by the one or more processors. The instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to: communicate with an autonomous driving device configured to calculate a target track for the vehicle; subject the vehicle to automated travel in accordance with the target track received from the autonomous driving device; and calculate an evaluation value of performance of the autonomous driving device based on the information acquired by the travel state sensor.

Abstract: A supporter introduction method includes: an acquisition step of acquiring user information on a user using a vehicle; a determination step of determining whether the user is a handicapped person or not, based on the user information; a specifying step of, in a case where the user is determined to be a handicapped person, specifying a position and a time desired by the user for support based on the user information; and a matching step of matching the user with a supporter who supports the user, based on the position and the time desired by the user for support.

Abstract: A route guidance method for providing a pedestrian route to a user includes: a determination step of determining whether the user is a visually impaired person; a first acquisition step of, when the user is determined to be a visually impaired person, acquiring first position information indicative of a position of a visually impaired person guidance block present on the pedestrian route from map information including information on the visually impaired person guidance block; a second acquisition step of acquiring second position information indicative of a position of an obstruction to use of the visually impaired person guidance block; and a notification step of, when at least part of the position indicated by the first position information is included in the position indicated by the second position information, notifying the user that there is an obstruction to the use of the visually impaired person guidance block.

Abstract: A voice guidance method includes: a determination step of determining whether or not a visually impaired person is included in passengers in a vehicle as a public transport; and a guidance step of, in a case where the visually impaired person is determined to be included in the passengers, providing voice guidance to inform the visually impaired person of a state around the vehicle when the visually impaired person gets off the vehicle.