Abstract: An operation management apparatus includes a controller configured to receive, via a communication interface, first data to be transmitted at first time intervals and second data to be transmitted at second time intervals longer than the first time intervals from the vehicle, the first data indicating an operational state of the vehicle at a time of transmission of the first data, the second data indicating operational states of the vehicle at multiple times up to a time of transmission of the second data, generate, with reference to the received first data, third data indicating a time at which the vehicle has transitioned to each of a series of operational states, and complement the third data with reference to the received second data upon determining that the received first data has missing data indicating at least one of the series of operational states.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input interface that accepts a parking reservation for a vehicle for which parking is desired, and a controller that confirms, when the vehicle for which parking is desired is a first vehicle whose purpose for parking includes charging, whether there is an opening for reservation of a first parking lot having a charging station, completes acceptance of reservation of the first parking lot for the first vehicle when there is an opening, changes a reservation of the first parking lot for at least one second vehicle, selected based on a predetermined condition from among one or more reservation holding vehicles for which acceptance of reservation of the first parking lot is completed, to a reservation of a second parking lot based on the predetermined condition when there is no opening, and completes acceptance of reservation of the first parking lot for the first vehicle.

Abstract: An operation management apparatus operates one or more vehicles by automated driving. The operation management apparatus includes a controller configured to predict, for each vehicle based on operation plan data, a time point at which driving is switched from automated driving to manual driving, identify, as a target vehicle, a vehicle for which time until the predicted time point is less than a threshold value, acquire vehicle data and/or operation record data, determine, based on the acquired vehicle data or the acquired operation record data, one or more types of abnormality having occurred in the target vehicle, designate, from among a plurality of workers according to the determined types of abnormality, a first worker who is to perform a maintenance operation on the target vehicle at a site near the target vehicle, and notify the first worker of information that prompts the first worker to take care of the abnormality.

Abstract: An operation planning system that creates an operation plan of a vehicle with a rechargeable battery as a travel energy source includes: a reception unit configured to receive request information including a departure location and a destination from a user; and an operation determining unit configured to determine an operation plan in response to the request information. The operation determining unit is configured to derive a state of charge shortage by which there is a shortage when the vehicle travels in an operation section based on the state of charge of the vehicle and to create the operation plan by allocating a vehicle, which is able to be charged with the derived state of charge shortage until an operation of the vehicle starts, to the operation section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that creates an electrical energy consumption map, for an autonomous vehicle, indicating electrical energy consumption of links in an operation route defined by an operation plan, calculates, based on the map, a first predicted value of total electrical energy consumption required for traveling the operation route, and compares the total electrical energy consumption indicated by the first predicted value with a SOC prior to operation of the vehicle, and when the SOC prior to operation does not satisfy the total electrical energy consumption, extracts links satisfying a predetermined condition as candidate links for switching to a manual driving section from among links designated as an autonomous driving section and changes the operation plan so that the SOC prior to operation satisfies the total electrical energy consumption by switching at least one of the extracted candidate links to the manual driving section.

Abstract: A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the method includes, for each of a plurality of vehicles for which charging in a target time period has been applied for, acquiring vehicle information including predicted remaining SOC to be remaining at a start of the target time period and/or predicted consumed SOC to be consumed in a vehicle use period after an end of the target time period, determining, based on the vehicle information, whether each of the plurality of vehicles is a target for charging in the target time period, and determining a charging plan to charge a vehicle being determined to be eligible for charging, among the plurality of vehicles, in the target time period.

Abstract: A VGI system includes a plurality of BEVs, a plurality of pieces of EVSE, and a server. The server determines whether the BEV exchanges electric power with a power grid with the use of second EVSE provided in a second area, the second area being different in manner of management of power supply by the power grid from a first area where predetermined first EVSE is provided, the first EVSE being normally used by the BEV. When the server determines that the BEV exchanges electric power with the use of the second EVSE and when the second area is higher than the first area in contribution to DR in exchange of electric power by the BEV, the server grants an incentive higher than in exchange of electric power with the power grid with the use of the first EVSE.

Abstract: The present information processing device includes a processor configured to determine, based on information indicating vehicle behavior about a plurality of vehicles, a boarding and alighting place of a transport vehicle that transports a user among places satisfying a predetermined condition concerning behavior of the plurality of vehicles.

Abstract: A server includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on power control including at least one of power supply from an electrified vehicle to an electric power system and charge from the electric power system to the electrified vehicle, and a control unit configured to control display during use of an Internet service with a terminal owned by a user of the electrified vehicle. The control unit is configured to, when the electrified vehicle accedes to a request to perform the power control, generate a program command to reduce display of advertisements on the terminal as compared to when the electrified vehicle does not accede to the request to perform the power control.

Abstract: An operation management server manages a vehicle equipped with a battery able to store regenerated electric power. The operation management server includes: a processor that generates a message to be transmitted to the vehicle; and a storage that stores traveling histories of a plurality of vehicles. The processor estimates a transition in a power storage amount of the battery on a planned travel route of the vehicle based on a travel plan of the vehicle and the travel histories of the vehicles. The processor generates the message for proposing execution of external power supply from the battery to an outside of the vehicle before the power storage amount reaches a predetermined amount, when an estimation is made that the power storage amount will exceed the predetermined amount on the planned travel route.

Abstract: A power management apparatus includes a communication unit (acquisition unit) that acquires information about supply and demand of electric power for a power bank (power storage device), and a processor (controller) that controls electric power received by an electric vehicle from the power bank. The processor sets a power exchange ratio of electric power received from the power bank to electric power supplied to the power bank, depending on the supply and demand of electric power. The processor determines an amount of electric power to be received by the electric vehicle from the power bank, based on an amount of electric power supplied from the electric vehicle to the power bank, and the power exchange ratio.

Abstract: An energy consumption estimation device includes a reception unit configured to receive, from a user, request information including a departure point and a destination, a route derivation unit configured to derive a plurality of travel routes based on the departure point and the destination included in the request information, an acquisition unit configured to acquire section energy consumption in a case where a vehicle travels on a road section, which is derived based on information on vehicle speed and information on road undulations, and an estimation unit configured to respectively estimate energy consumption of the vehicle in a case where the vehicle travels on the derived travel routes by adding section energy consumption for road sections included in the travel route.

Abstract: A server includes a communication unit (first acquisition unit) that acquires information about a status of use of an EVSE by a user (first user) who uses the EVSE (power control device) in a normal state. Further, the server includes a processor (controller) that performs, based on the information about the status of use, control for lending the EVSE to a user (second user) different from the foregoing user in a time period in which the foregoing user does not use the EVSE.

Abstract: A server manages power adjustment resources electrically connected to a power network. The power adjustment resources include power equipment installed in a facility and configured to supply power from a vehicle to the power network and charge power from the power network to the vehicle. When reservation information for using the facility is received from a user, the server predicts a power supply-demand balance in the power network on a reserved date and time of use of the facility. When a DR for adjusting the power supply-demand balance is predicted to be performed on the reserved date and time of use, the server prepares a use plan for the facility so as to include the vehicle participating in the DR using the power equipment. The server gives an incentive to the user when the user accepts the use plan.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute: acquiring operation information that is information related to operation of a bus; and generating a running route for a first vehicle that is a light vehicle on the basis of the operation information.

Abstract: A server manages power balancing resources electrically connected to a power network. The server includes a processor. In response to receipt of input of a travel schedule including a date and time of travel, a departure point, and a destination point from a user of the vehicle, the processor predicts a power supply and demand balance on the power network for the date and time of travel, based on power supply and demand performance information of the power network. In response to prediction that the power supply and demand balance is going to be adjusted on the date and time of travel, the processor provides the user suggestion to keep the vehicle connected to the power equipment on the date and time of travel and a reward for the vehicle responding to a request to adjust the power supply and demand balance.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus automatically creates an operation plan for an on-demand bus. The information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller configured to set the stop time length of the on-demand bus at a first pick-up and drop-off location at which a first user in a wheelchair is to be picked up or dropped off longer than a second pick-up and drop-off location at which a user other than the first user is to be picked up or dropped off. The controller creates the operation plan for the on-demand bus based on the stop time lengths set as above.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus outputs specific information, including information related to getting on and off the bus for a specific user who uses the bus using a wheelchair, via a predetermined display device. Here, the information processing apparatus outputs the specific information via the specified display device from a predetermined time before the time when the bus stops for boarding or alighting the bus by the specified user.

Abstract: An information processing device comprises a controller configured to execute: acquiring respective vehicle-mounted videos including an identical road section from a first vehicle that is an automated driving vehicle and a second vehicle that is a manual driving vehicle; identifying a first running trajectory corresponding to the first vehicle and a second running trajectory corresponding to the second vehicle on the basis of the vehicle-mounted videos; and making a judgment on a subject present at a first point that is a point with a divergence above a predetermined value between the first running trajectory and the second running trajectory.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute: determining traffic volume of large-sized vehicles in a vicinity of a first vehicle based on first data transmitted from the first vehicle; and mapping information on the traffic volume of the large-sized vehicles to road segments based on the results of the determination.