Abstract: A server includes a unit obtaining a position of a registered vehicle, a unit obtaining a vehicle dispatch position, a unit determining a candidate vehicle based on the vehicle dispatch position and the position of the registered vehicle, a unit transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle to a user device, a unit receiving information for identifying a dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting a vehicle dispatch position to the dispatch vehicle. The user device includes a unit receiving the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, a unit displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, an unit accepting a user operation for selecting the dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting the information for identifying the dispatch vehicle to the server.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an external situation recognition unit configured to recognize a crossing person who crosses over a path of a vehicle and acquire information on the crossing person and information on an environment where the crossing person crosses, a scheduled departure time deciding unit configured to decide a scheduled departure time of the vehicle based on the information on the crossing person and the environment where the crossing person crosses when the crossing person is recognized by the external situation recognition unit, and an informing controller configured to perform a control to inform an outside of the vehicle of the scheduled departure time. The scheduled departure time deciding unit predicts a crossing completion time at which the crossing person recognized by the external situation recognition unit completes the crossing and decides the scheduled departure time based on the crossing completion time.

Abstract: The vehicle external notification device includes a notification unit that gives notice of the information to the outside of the vehicle, a proposal action determination unit that determines an action to be proposed to the pedestrian, a notification control unit that causes the notification unit to notify the pedestrian of information on the action to be proposed to the pedestrian, an action detection unit that detects an action of the pedestrian, and an action determination unit that determines whether or not the action of the pedestrian which is detected by the action detection unit is the action proposed to the pedestrian. The notification control unit causes the notification unit to notify the pedestrian of information indicating that the action of the pedestrian is the proposed action, when the action determination unit determines that the action of the pedestrian is the action proposed to the pedestrian.

Abstract: An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a traveling state detecting unit configured to detect a traveling state of the host vehicle, a first output unit configured to output a sound to an outside of the host vehicle, and a notification control unit configured to cause the first output unit to output a traveling notification sound indicating that the host vehicle is traveling when the host vehicle is traveling and to output a vehicle stoppage notification sound indicating that the host vehicle is stopped when the host vehicle is stopped. The traveling notification sound is a continuous sound continuously output. The vehicle stoppage notification sound is an intermittent sound intermittently output or a repetitive sound of which an intensity is repeatedly changed.

Abstract: An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a light emitting unit, a light emission control unit configured to cause the light emitting unit to flicker corresponding to a traveling state of a host vehicle in a forward-backward direction, a blinker configured to perform notification about a steering direction with respect to an outside of the host vehicle by using light, a blinker control unit configured to cause the blinker to flicker based on an operation instruction for the blinker, and a flickering adjustment unit configured to adjust timing of flickering at which the light emitting unit is caused to flicker by the light emission control unit and timing of flickering at which the blinker is caused to flicker by the blinker control unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control device that stops a vehicle traveling with autonomous driving at a predetermined stop point includes a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of the vehicle, a state recognition unit configured to recognize a travel state of the vehicle, a control unit configured to stop the vehicle at the stop point based on the position and the travel state of the vehicle, and a situation recognition unit configured to recognize a road-crossing moving object being present around the stop point. The control unit stops the vehicle at a first stop position with the stop point as a reference when the road-crossing moving object around the stop point is not recognized. The control unit stops the vehicle at a second stop position in front of the first stop position when the road-crossing moving object around the stop point is recognized.

Abstract: An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a moving person detecting unit configured to detect a moving person who is to be notified of information by means of light based on a result of detection performed by an outside situation detecting unit, a plurality of light emitting units, a light emission control unit configured to cause the light emitting units to emit light, and an operating state detecting unit configured to detect operating states of blinkers of the host vehicle. When an operation of the blinker is detected, the light emission control unit forbids light emission of the light emitting unit that is provided within a predetermined area around the blinker in operation.

Abstract: A driving assistance device for assisting driving a vehicle includes a non-congested state calculation unit and an intent notification control unit. The non-congested state calculation unit is configured to calculate a non-congested state of a plurality of dynamic obstacles around the vehicle. The intent notification control unit is configured to control a notification device such that a notification of intent of the vehicle to pass is performed based on the non-congested state calculated by the non-congested state calculation unit after the vehicle has decelerated or stopped.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for fluidized catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon oil containing a framework-substituted zeolite-1 in which zirconium atoms and/or hafnium atoms form a part of a framework of an ultra-stable Y-type zeolite.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch management device includes an option presentation unit configured to present an option of whether or not a purpose of use of an autonomous driving vehicle is to take a rest within a vehicle to a user who requests dispatch of the autonomous driving vehicle, an option reception unit configured to receive the option selected by the user, and a feature information presentation unit configured to present first information representing a first feature of the vehicle as a dispatch vehicle candidate to the user when the option reception unit receives the option indicating that the purpose of use is not to take a rest within the vehicle, and presents second information representing a second feature of the vehicle as the dispatch vehicle candidate to the user when the option reception unit receives the option indicating that the purpose of use is to take a rest within the vehicle.

Abstract: A user vehicle dispatch dealing system dispatches a passenger transport vehicle according to a vehicle dispatch request, which includes a riding point and a destination point. The system includes a vehicle situation obtaining unit that obtains a freight delivery vehicle situation including a delivery route and a current position of a freight delivery vehicle that delivers freight by autonomous driving, a vehicle situation determination unit that determines whether or not there is the freight delivery vehicle as a dispatch vehicle candidate in a state where a first preset range defined based on the delivery route includes the riding point, and an option presentation unit that presents an option of whether or not to request the dispatch of the freight delivery vehicle as the dispatch vehicle candidate to the user when the vehicle situation determination unit determines that there is the freight delivery vehicle as the dispatch vehicle candidate.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch device includes a position determination unit determining whether or not a destination and a delivery place match each other, a calculation unit calculates a delivery service fee to the delivery place, and a distance determination unit determining whether or not a boarding distance from a boarding position to the destination is equal to or longer than a reference boarding distance, wherein when the destination and the delivery place do not match each other and the boarding distance is not equal to or longer than the reference boarding distance, the calculation unit calculates a first delivery service fee, and when the destination and the delivery place do not match each other and the boarding distance is equal to or longer than the reference boarding distance, the calculation unit calculates a second delivery service fee, which is lower than the first delivery service fee.

Abstract: A locker management device includes a management unit configured to manage a usage status of lockers provided in an autonomous driving vehicle, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a user's use-request for the locker, and a vehicle dispatch control unit configured to dispatch the autonomous driving vehicle to the user. The management unit is configured to determine the locker to be used by the user based on the usage status of the lockers and the use-request acquired by the acquisition unit, and the vehicle dispatch control unit is configured to dispatch the autonomous driving vehicle provided with the locker determined by the management unit to the user.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an external situation recognition unit configured to recognize a crossing person who crosses over a path of a vehicle and acquire information on the crossing person and information on an environment where the crossing person crosses, a scheduled departure time deciding unit configured to decide a scheduled departure time of the vehicle based on the information on the crossing person and the environment where the crossing person crosses when the crossing person is recognized by the external situation recognition unit, and an informing controller configured to perform a control to inform an outside of the vehicle of the scheduled departure time. The scheduled departure time deciding unit predicts a crossing completion time at which the crossing person recognized by the external situation recognition unit completes the crossing and decides the scheduled departure time based on the crossing completion time.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an external situation recognition unit configured to recognize an external situation around a vehicle to recognize a traffic participant, an action schedule acquisition unit configured to acquire a first action schedule of the vehicle, an action schedule notification unit configured to notify a terminal possessed by the traffic participant of the first action schedule of the vehicle to request an approval of the first action schedule, a receiver configured to receive the approval of the first action schedule from the terminal; and an execution controller configured to execute an operation of the vehicle in accordance with the first action schedule when the receiver receives the approval of the first action schedule from the terminal and to suppress the operation of the vehicle in accordance with the first action schedule when the receiver does not receive the approval of the first action schedule from the terminal.

Abstract: An alighting position setting device includes an option presentation unit configured to present an occupant of a vehicle with multiple options set in advance relating to a request for an alighting position for a destination when the vehicle in an autonomous driving toward the destination set in advance approaches the destination, an option recognition unit configured to recognize the option selected by the occupant from the multiple options, and an alighting position setting unit configured to set an alighting position based on the request for the alighting position corresponding to the option selected by the occupant.

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch device is configured to dispatch a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to a user, the device includes: a search unit configured to search for a first alternative moving object when the vehicle cannot continue the autonomous driving to the destination during the autonomous driving of the vehicle on which the user is boarded, the first alternative moving object to which the user can transfer at a boarding position which is within a predetermined distance from a position on a route to an end position of the autonomous driving of the vehicle, within a predetermined time from alighting from the vehicle; and a grant unit configured to grant a reward to the user when the first alternative moving object does not exist.

Abstract: A driverless transportation system includes a management server, and first and second autonomous driving vehicles. The first autonomous driving vehicle accesses a first destination and generates use difficulty information on a use difficulty of a first destination. The second autonomous driving vehicle accesses a second destination identical to the first destination or near the first destination. One of a management server and the second autonomous driving vehicle acquires the use difficulty information generated by the management server or the first autonomous driving vehicle. When the use difficulty is equal to or higher than a threshold, the one of the management server and the second autonomous driving vehicle proposes changing a destination of the second autonomous driving vehicle to a user.

Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes a travel control unit, an information addition unit configured to add the acquired additional information to map information, a required capacity acquisition unit configured to acquire a required capacity, and a remaining capacity acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining capacity of the communication capacity. The travel control unit is configured to be able to perform the travel control in a plurality of modes including at least a first mode and a second mode and is configured to perform the travel control in any one of the modes based on the required capacity and the remaining capacity. The first mode is a mode of travel control performed based on the map information and is a mode of travel control of the vehicle in which the required capacity of the additional information is larger than that in the second mode.

Abstract: An autonomous driving vehicle includes a user detection monitoring device and a start control device. The user detection monitoring device detects a user who got out of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle stopped at a destination as an alighted user and monitors the alighted user. The start control device maintains a stopped state of the autonomous driving vehicle after the alighted user was detected until a start condition is satisfied and, if the start condition is satisfied, permits a start of the autonomous driving vehicle. The start condition is one of a condition indicating that the alighted user at least moves out of a movement determination area around the autonomous driving vehicle and a condition indicating that the alighted user is present in the movement determination area but remains at the same position for a certain period of time or longer.