Pioneer Corporation

Geotechnologies, Inc.

Increment P Corporation

Kenji Mito

Takeshi Koda

Makoto Hatano

Kazuhiro Nakao

Eiji Muramatsu

Yoshinori Abe

Hitoshi Kaneko

Masami Suzuki

Kenji Nakamura

Kazutoshi Kitano

Kiyoshi Yajima

Naoaki Horiuchi

Masataka Izawa

Tomoyuki Fujieda

Kazuyoshi Takahashi

Michio Sakano

Shinichi Sugie

Toshiaki Tsuchiya

A driving assistance device performs autonomous driving based on an output from a sensor unit that acquires information on surroundings of a vehicle or information on the state of the vehicle. The driving assistance device stores an autonomous driving determination table based on autonomous driving compatibility information. By referring to the autonomous driving determination table based on sensor information on the sensor unit and road element information on a predetermined road section, the driving assistance devicedetermines a set of an autonomous driving function and an automation level that can be performed in the predetermined road section.

Autonomous driving assistance device

An advanced map DBstored on a server deviceincludes pulse type information that is configuration information for detecting a landmark using a LIDAR. By sending request information Dincluding own vehicle position information, the vehicle mounted devicereceives response information Dincluding pulse type information corresponding to a landmark around the own vehicle position and controls the LIDARon the basis of the received pulse type information.

Feature data structure, control device, storage device, control method, program and storage medium

A server devicestores a distribution map DBincluding autonomous driving regulatory information Ir for regulating autonomous driving of a vehicle in a predetermined section, and sends map data Dincluding the autonomous driving regulatory information Ir to a driving assistance device. Then, the driving assistance devicereceives the map data Dincluding the autonomous driving regulatory information Ir and controls the autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the received autonomous driving regulatory information Ir.

Map information storage device, autonomous driving control device, control method, program and storage medium

A server device stores on a storage unit an advanced map database which includes feature information associated with a feature. The server device receives, from vehicle mounted devices equipped with external sensors which measure features, difference information indicative of a difference between feature information and the actual feature corresponding to the feature information. In accordance with the degree of reliability which is calculated based on a plurality of the difference information, the server device sends to the vehicle mounted device a raw data request signal for requesting the transmission of raw data which is measurement data of the actual feature.

Information processing device, measurement device and control method

Provided is an estimation device capable of estimating a current position with a high degree of accuracy. A driving support system includes: a vehicle mounted devicethat is mounted on a vehicle and performs a control concerning vehicle driving support; a LIDAR; a gyroscope sensor; and a vehicle speed sensor. The vehicle mounted deviceacquires, from the LIDAR, a measurement value zindicating a positional relationship between a reference landmark Lk of an index k and the own vehicle. The vehicle mounted devicecalculates a post estimated value x{circumflex over (&#x2003;)}by correcting a prior estimated value xestimated, on the basis of the measurement value zand a position vector mof the reference landmark Lk included in a map DB, from a moving speed measured by the vehicle speed sensorand an angular rate measured by the gyroscope sensor

Estimation device, control method, program and storage medium

A driving assistance deviceperforms autonomous driving based on an output from a sensor unitthat acquires information on surroundings of a vehicle or information on the state of the vehicle. The driving assistance devicestores an autonomous driving determination table Tj based on autonomous driving compatibility information. By referring to the autonomous driving determination table Tj based on sensor informationon the sensor unitand road element information Ie on a predetermined road section, the driving assistance devicedetermines a set of an autonomous driving function Fc and an automation level Lv that can be performed in the predetermined road section.

Autonomous driving assistance device, control method, program and storage medium

A server devicestores on a storage unitan advanced map databasewhich includes feature information associated with a feature. The server devicereceives, from vehicle mounted devicesequipped with external sensorswhich measure features, difference information Idf indicative of a difference between feature information and the actual feature corresponding to the feature information. In accordance with the degree of reliability Rdf which is calculated based on a plurality of the difference information Idf, the server devicesends to the vehicle mounted devicea raw data request signal SR for requesting the transmission of raw data which is measurement data of the actual feature.

Disclosed is an information distribution system in which a receiving terminal installed in a mobile object can reliably receive high quality distribution information from the beginning. The information distribution system comprises data transmission units, each for transmitting a plurality of data signals including same distribution information using a plurality of different radio channels with sequentially delaying the transmission start time of the data signals; an auxiliary transmission unit for transmitting signals according to communication status of the data transmission units; a communication control unit for controlling the auxiliary transmission unit and the data transmission units; and detection means for detecting the velocity control information for the mobile object. A receiving terminal for receiving the data signals transmitted from the data transmission units is installed on the mobile object. The communication control unit selects a data transmission unit in a communication status according to the velocity control information out of the data transmission units, and controls the auxiliary transmission unit so as to notify the receiving terminal of the communication information corresponding thereto.

Information distribution system

An information terminal such as a PDA (personal digital assistant) having a plurality of display screens in particular. The information terminal is provided with a plurality of display devices stored so that they can be developed in a main unit of the information terminal. The information terminal includes a controller which controls start and display of any application displayed on each of the display devices. The controller displays a plurality of applications in a predetermined order each time the display devices are developed.

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Saitama, Japan

Kenji Mito