Abstract: A server device includes: a server communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle, and receive fallen object avoidance information from the vehicle, the fallen object avoidance information including position information on a fallen object and information indicating whether an avoidance operation was performed by the vehicle for the fallen object; and a server control unit configured to determine, for the same fallen object that is present at the same position, whether the same fallen object should be avoided based on the fallen object avoidance information, and notify a first following vehicle that the same fallen object should be avoided when the server control unit determines that the same fallen object should be avoided, the first following vehicle being a vehicle that is traveling within a predetermined range behind the same fallen object.

Abstract: An information processing system S includes a server device, and an information processing device communicable with the server device. The information processing device is configured to acquire a plurality of images imaged by an imaging device included in a vehicle, and output to the server device, when detecting a change from a non-rainfall state to a rainfall state, or a change from the rainfall state to the non-rainfall state based on the acquired images, location information regarding the vehicle when the change is detected.

Abstract: A driving action classifying apparatus has a driving-action-symbol acquiring unit configured to acquire position information on a vehicle and driving action symbols, which are data obtained by converting driving actions of the vehicle into symbols; and a tendency symbolizing unit configured to collect the driving action symbols corresponding to a same or similar place acquired from a plurality of vehicles and generate driving tendency symbols, which are data obtained by converting into a symbol a frequency distribution of the driving action symbols.

Abstract: A turning value corrector corrects turning values contained in multiple pieces of travel history information. A reference turning value calculator uses multiple turning values that have been associated with the same calculation point to calculate a reference turning value. An anomalous travel location detector calculates the divergence from the reference turning value for each piece of travel history information subjected to detection of an anomalous travel location. Locations for which the deviation from the reference turning value is large are detected as anomalous travel locations.

Abstract: A driving action classifying apparatus has a driving-action-symbol acquiring unit configured to acquire position information on a vehicle and driving action symbols, which are data obtained by converting driving actions of the vehicle into symbols; and a tendency symbolizing unit configured to collect the driving action symbols corresponding to a same or similar place acquired from a plurality of vehicles and generate driving tendency symbols, which are data obtained by converting into a symbol a frequency distribution of the driving action symbols.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes: a travel possible region detecting device configured to detect a travel possible region of a vehicle; a travel controller configured to carry out locus control based on a target locus; and a controller configured to decide a road center of a curve, which is located forward of a traveling direction by a pre-read distance which is set according to a vehicle speed of the vehicle from a driver's own vehicle position of the vehicle, as a reference point, at the time the curve exists forward of the traveling direction, decide a position offset from the reference point to inside of the curve by a lateral displacement which is set according to a radius of curvature of the curve at the reference point, as a target point, and create the target locus so as to pass through the driver's own vehicle position and the target point.

Abstract: A turning value corrector corrects turning values contained in multiple pieces of travel history information. A reference turning value calculator uses multiple turning values that have been associated with the same calculation point to calculate a reference turning value. An anomalous travel location detector calculates the divergence from the reference turning value for each piece of travel history information subjected to detection of an anomalous travel location. Locations for which the deviation from the reference turning value is large are detected as anomalous travel locations.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes: a travel possible region detecting device configured to detect a travel possible region of a vehicle; a travel controller configured to carry out locus control based on a target locus; and a controller configured to decide a road center of a curve, which is located forward of a traveling direction by a pre-read distance which is set according to a vehicle speed of the vehicle from a driver's own vehicle position of the vehicle, as a reference point, at the time the curve exists forward of the traveling direction, decide a position offset from the reference point to inside of the curve by a lateral displacement which is set according to a radius of curvature of the curve at the reference point, as a target point, and create the target locus so as to pass through the driver's own vehicle position and the target point.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance device according to the invention is intended to improve the reliability of driving assistance and includes a vehicle sensor that acquires vehicle behavior information about the behavior of a vehicle, an inter-vehicle communication unit that acquires other-vehicle behavior information about the behavior of another vehicle which travels in front of the vehicle, a traffic condition estimating unit that estimates traffic conditions between the vehicle and another vehicle on the basis of the vehicle behavior information and the other-vehicle behavior information, and a driving assistance unit that performs driving assistance on the basis of the estimation result of the traffic condition estimating unit.

Abstract: A road environment recognition system includes: an imaging device configured to capture a view in a traveling direction of a vehicle; an image processing region calculation unit configured to set a region in an image captured by the imaging device as an image processing region, the region including a central part and at least a part of a characteristic object present on a road, if any, in a traveling direction of the vehicle and having a predetermined angle with the central part being defined as a center, and to decrease the image processing region as the vehicle approaches the characteristic object; and a characteristic object detection unit configured to detect the characteristic object based on image information of the image processing region.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance device according to the invention is intended to improve the reliability of driving assistance and includes a vehicle sensor that acquires vehicle behavior information about the behavior of a vehicle, an inter-vehicle communication unit that acquires other-vehicle behavior information about the behavior of another vehicle which travels in front of the vehicle, a traffic condition estimating unit that estimates traffic conditions between the vehicle and another vehicle on the basis of the vehicle behavior information and the other-vehicle behavior information, and a driving assistance unit that performs driving assistance on the basis of the estimation result of the traffic condition estimating unit.

Abstract: An operating device includes a plurality of steering wheel switches provided on a steering wheel, a display part in which function icons representing functions of the steering wheel switches are arranged in the substantially same layout as the steering wheel switches, and a contact detection device for detecting contact or access by the driver's thumb with respect to the steering wheel switches. If the contact detection device detects the contact or access by the driver's thumb with respect to one of the steering wheel switches, the function icon associated with the one steering wheel switch is highlighted.

Abstract: An operating device includes a plurality of steering wheel switches provided on a steering wheel, a display part in which function icons representing functions of the steering wheel switches are arranged in the substantially same layout as the steering wheel switches, and a contact detection device for detecting contact or access by the driver's thumb with respect to the steering wheel switches. If the contact detection device detects the contact or access by the driver's thumb with respect to one of the steering wheel switches, the function icon associated with the one steering wheel switch is highlighted.