Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls a vehicle having a service power supply used to provide a service and a driving power supply used for traveling. The information processing apparatus has a storage unit configured to store service-related information concerning the service provided by the vehicle, and a controller configured to select any of a first mode, in which the service power supply and the driving power supply are independently used, and a second mode, in which the service power supply and the driving power supply are shared, based on the service-related information.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor attaching structure in which a plurality of kinds of external sensors for detecting an external condition of a vehicle is attached on a roof of the vehicle, the vehicle sensor attaching structure including: a common sensor unit that is fixed to the roof of the vehicle and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached; and an option sensor unit that is attachable to the common sensor unit in at least two directions of a vehicle left side, a vehicle right side, a vehicle upper side, a vehicle front side, and a vehicle rear side, that is detachably attached to the common sensor unit, and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached.

Abstract: A method for operating an air conditioner installed in a vehicle is provided. The method includes a step of operating the air conditioner according to an operation instruction for the air conditioner when the operation instruction is received from a mobile terminal of an operator of the vehicle, and a step of displaying a notification related to an operation of the air conditioner on a screen of the mobile terminal while the air conditioner is operated according to the operation instruction, the step being a step in which the notification related to the operation of the air conditioner is continuously displayed on the screen without being deleted by a predetermined operation of the mobile terminal by the operator when the mobile terminal is located outside the vehicle.

Abstract: A system is configured to, if an unmanned autonomous vehicle that runs on electric power, for example, a robotaxi, needs to be charged, make a request of a person around a charging station, for example, a driver of an electrified vehicle being charged, to do work for charging the robotaxi with a smartphone. At this time, the system may make a request to do work for charging the robotaxi in return for giving an incentive.

Abstract: A method for managing a car rental service for renting a vehicle in response to a rental request from a user is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring image data of at least one of the surroundings and the interior of the vehicle acquired using a camera mounted on the vehicle; and processing the at least one image data acquired during the lending of the vehicle to the user in a reproducible manner at the terminal of the owner when a request for confirmation of the at least one image data is received from the terminal of the owner of the vehicle after the lending of the vehicle to the user.

Abstract: The vehicle management server manages a vehicle rented as a robot taxi from an owner to a user. The vehicle management server transmits the vehicle position information to a communication terminal of the owner when the vehicle is in operation as a robot taxi. The vehicle position information is a distance from the current position of the owner to the vehicle, or an area where the vehicle is currently located.

Abstract: The autonomous driving vehicle of the present disclosure is equipped with a solar cell and a battery capable of charging electric power generated by the solar cell. The autonomous driving vehicle of the present disclosure searches for a solar power generation point in which the charge power amount of the battery increases more than the current location, and moves to the solar power generation point in the autonomous driving.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor mounting structure includes a first sensor kit and a second sensor kit, each having a sensor group including a plurality of sensors and a bracket on an upper surface of which the sensor group is installed, a first fitting portion which is provided on a front side of the roof in a vehicle front-rear direction and into which a first bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed, and a second fitting portion which is provided on a rear side of the roof in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to face the first fitting portion in the vehicle front-rear direction and into which a second bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed. The plurality of sensors of each sensor group includes at least two kinds of sensors selected from among a camera, a millimeter wave radar, and a LiDAR sensor.

Abstract: A vehicular sensor mounting structure for a sensor that is mounted on a roof of a vehicle to detect an environment outside the vehicle is equipped with a bracket attached to the roof to support the sensor in a swingable manner, and a cover member having a sensor opening portion that opens toward an outer periphery of the vehicle, and provided on the roof in such a manner as to cover the sensor from above. The cover member has a wire harness cover portion covering, from above, a wire harness that passes through the roof from below, that protrudes into the cover member, and that is connected to the sensor.

Abstract: A sensor mounting structure for a vehicle, includes: first mounting members extending in a vehicle front-and-rear direction, being separated by a spacing in a vehicle width direction, and being mountable at arbitrary positions of a roof of the vehicle; and second mounting members extending in the vehicle width direction, being separated by a spacing in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, and being configured to span between arbitrary positions of the first mounting members, the second mounting members and the first mounting members retaining a sensor support member.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor attaching structure in which a plurality of kinds of external sensors for detecting an external condition of a vehicle is attached on a roof of the vehicle, the vehicle sensor attaching structure including: a common sensor unit that is fixed to the roof of the vehicle and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached; and an option sensor unit that is attachable to the common sensor unit in at least two directions of a vehicle left side, a vehicle right side, a vehicle upper side, a vehicle front side, and a vehicle rear side, that is detachably attached to the common sensor unit, and to which at least one kind of the external sensor is attached.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle sensor attachment structure in which a camera and a LIDAR configured to detect an external environment around a vehicle are attached to the vehicle. The vehicle sensor attachment structure includes a sensor unit in which the camera and the LIDAR are provided in an integrated manner, the sensor unit being attached to a front face or a rear face of a vehicle body of the vehicle.

Abstract: A carrier device is provided, which includes: a moving body; a top plate arranged above and separated from the moving body; a magnet plate including a plurality of permanent magnets arranged parallel to a predetermined moving direction on a lower surface of the top plate in a manner that adjacent polarities are different; a moving control coil unit including a plurality of exciting coils arranged on an upper surface of the moving body along and separated from the magnet plate; top gap control coil units including a plurality of exciting coils arranged on the upper surface of the moving body along and separated from the magnet plate; and a controller supplying drive currents respectively to the moving control coil unit and the top gap control coil units to make the moving body move along the moving direction, and controlling a top gap.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor mounting structure includes a first sensor kit and a second sensor kit, each having a sensor group including a plurality of sensors and a bracket on an upper surface of which the sensor group is installed, a first fitting portion which is provided on a front side of the roof in a vehicle front-rear direction and into which a first bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed, and a second fitting portion which is provided on a rear side of the roof in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to face the first fitting portion in the vehicle front-rear direction and into which a second bracket is fitted such that the upper surface is exposed. The plurality of sensors of each sensor group includes at least two kinds of sensors selected from among a camera, a millimeter wave radar, and a LiDAR sensor.

Abstract: A vehicular sensor mounting structure for a sensor that is mounted on a roof of a vehicle to detect an environment outside the vehicle is equipped with a bracket attached to the roof to support the sensor in a swingable manner, and a cover member having a sensor opening portion that opens toward an outer periphery of the vehicle, and provided on the roof in such a manner as to cover the sensor from above. The cover member has a wire harness cover portion covering, from above, a wire harness that passes through the roof from below, that protrudes into the cover member, and that is connected to the sensor.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that acquires delivery information including information concerning one or more packages transported by a vehicle or a recipient of the one or more packages, and selects, based on the delivery information, one or more service units to be loaded on the vehicle from among a plurality of service units having different capabilities that provides a service associated with the one or more packages.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls a vehicle having a service power supply used to provide a service and a driving power supply used for traveling. The information processing apparatus has a storage unit configured to store service-related information concerning the service provided by the vehicle, and a controller configured to select any of a first mode, in which the service power supply and the driving power supply are independently used, and a second mode, in which the service power supply and the driving power supply are shared, based on the service-related information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire package information, which is information on a size of one or more packages to be transported, select, based on the package information, a storage apparatus to be loaded on a vehicle from among a plurality of storage apparatuses having different characteristics that is capable of containing the one or more packages in a plurality of compartments that is capable of being independently locked, and generate a command to load the selected storage apparatus on the vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to determine a combination of two or more units having different functions to be loaded on a vehicle platform, and generate a command to assemble a vehicle used for a predetermined application from the determined units.

Abstract: A process of forming a semiconductor optical device is disclosed. The semiconductor optical device provides a waveguide structure accompanied with a heater for varying a temperature of the waveguide structure. The process includes steps of: (a) forming a striped mask on a semiconductor substrate; (b) selectively growing a dummy layer on the semiconductor substrate; (c) removing the patterned mask; (d) burying the dummy layer by a supplemental layer; (e) exposing a portion of the dummy layer by etching a portion of the supplemental layer; (f) and removing the dummy layer by immersing the dummy layer within a solution that shows an etching rate for the dummy layer enough faster than an etching rate for the supplemental layer and the substrate so as to leave a void in a region the dummy layer had existed.