Isuzu Motors Limited

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Masaki Uchida

Takafumi Fujita

Takatoshi Hida

Ryo Kuranishi

Tomohito Nakagawa

Teppei Nagata

Yukihiro Soeta

By causing a vehicle to travel while defining the interval between a point A and a point B as a first driver-operated travel zone, the interval between the point B and a point C as an autonomous driving travel zone, and the interval between the point C and a point D as a second driver-operated travel zone, this transport management device manages the manner of transporting cargo, or the like, from the point A to the point D. The transport management device: predicts a traffic situation of the autonomous driving travel zone; creates a travel plan of the vehicle; and on the basis of the travel plan of the vehicle, creates a driving plan of a first driver who drives in the first driver-operated travel zone and a driving plan of a second driver who drives in the second driver-operated travel zone.

Transport management device, transport management method, and transport system

A transport management device and a transport management method generate a travel plan and a driving plan. The transport management device manages a transport system in which goods and the like are transported by causing, on the basis of the travel plan, a vehicle to travel autonomously and without crew in a crewless autonomous travel section leading to a boarding point for a driver, and then having the driver drive the vehicle from the boarding point on the basis of the driving plan. The transport management device predicts a state of traffic in the crewless autonomous travel section, creates the travel plan and the driving plan, and changes the travel plan and the driving plan of the vehicle traveling in the crewless autonomous travel section in accordance with a traffic event occurring in the crewless autonomous travel section.

Transport management device and transport management method

An image reading apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a casing, a reading unit, a support shaft, a first cable, and a second cable. The reading unit includes a reading sensor configured to read an image of the sheet conveyed in the conveyance path through the transparent member. The support shaft supports the reading unit in a manner of moving in a moving direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the reading unit. The first cable is connected to a first connecting portion disposed in the reading unit, the first cable being held by the reading unit on one side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the support shaft. The second cable is connected to a second connecting portion disposed in the reading unit, the second cable being held by the reading unit on the other side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the support shaft.

Image reading apparatus having image reading unit supported by a support shaft and being connected to cables disposed on opposite sides of the support shaft and image forming system including the image reading apparatus

Provided are a transport management device and transport management method serving to change a travel plan of a vehicle in accordance with a malfunction occurring with the vehicle. This transport management device manages a transport system for carrying out transport of cargo, or the like, by causing a vehicle to travel by autonomous driving to a destination on the basis of a travel plan. The transport management device determines whether to change the destination of the vehicle in accordance with an event occurring with the vehicle during travel by autonomous driving, and changes the destination if it is determined that the destination should be changed or does not change the destination if it is determined that the destination should not be changed.

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Tokyo, Japan

Masaki Uchida