Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Yasuki Nakagawa

Tomoyuki Kuriyama

Tae Sugimura

Makoto Matsushita

Atsushi Hanawa

Yusuke Yokota

Toshiki Kindo

Kuniaki Jinnai

Shunsuke Tanimori

Mutsumi Matsuura

Yuji Suzuki

Tomoaki Miyazawa

Hiroki Awano

Kohta Tarao

Yoshihiro Maekawa

Shuji Nagano

Shintaro Matsutani

Kojiro Kuramochi

Masaki Nanahara

Hiroshi Tsujii

Hatsuo Nakao

Taro Hasegawa

Motoki Maekawa

Shigeru Inamori

Aya Sato

Hiroki Ashizawa

Fuminori Matsuoka

Misaki Sato

A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a first remote operator of the vehicle to a second state in which the vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a second remote operator who is different from the first remote operator, the processor implements a transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle travels autonomously without instruction from the first remote operator or the second remote operator, and, after the transition from the first state to the third state, implements a transition from the third state to the second state.

Driving handover control device and driving handover control method

A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a remote operator of the vehicle to a second state in which the vehicle travels in accordance with operation by a passenger of the vehicle, the processor implements a transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle travels autonomously without instruction from the remote operator or operation by the passenger, and, after the transition from the first state to the third state, implements a transition from the third state to the second state.

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.

Apparatus, method, and system for providing electricity to a vehicle providing a service

A vehicle controller device including: a communication section configured to perform communication between an operation device external to a vehicle and another vehicle; a memory; and a processor that is coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: acquire peripheral information regarding a periphery of the vehicle from a peripheral information detection section, generate a travel plan for the vehicle based on the peripheral information of the vehicle, acquire operation information to operate the vehicle from the operation device, control autonomous driving in which the vehicle travels based on the generated travel plan and also control remote driving in which the vehicle travels based on the acquired operation information, acquire peripheral information from the other vehicle in a case in which the processor is unable to acquire peripheral information, and hand over operation authority to the operation device when peripheral information is being acquired by the processor.

Vehicle controller device and vehicle control system

An operation selection device includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to perform communication between a self-driving device provided at a vehicle which performs self-driving, and a plurality of operating devices that enable the vehicle to be driven remotely via a remote-control operation performed by a remote-control driver, and that are individually provided for each of a plurality of remote-control drivers, and to acquire information relating to remote-control operations performed by each remote-control driver using each of the plurality of operating devices for a receiving remote-control operation in the vehicle currently being driven remotely, using a predetermined weighting, one remote-control operation among many acquired remote-control operations, and to output information related to remote-control operation that has been decided on to the vehicle, and to allocate a score, which is reflected in the weighting, to the remote-control driver who performed the remote-control operation that has been decided.

Operation selection device deciding on vehicle operation using weighting

A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle is traveling by remote driving by a first driver from outside the vehicle or by occupant driving by the first driver in the vehicle, to a second state in which the vehicle travels by the remote driving or the occupant driving by a second driver who is different from the first driver, the processor is configured to cause transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle is caused to travel by automatic driving, and then cause transition from the third state to the second state.

A vehicle controller device including: a communication section configured to receive operation information to operate a vehicle from an operation device located externally to the vehicle; a first memory; and a first processor, the first processor being configured to: acquire peripheral information regarding a periphery of the vehicle from a peripheral information detection section; generate a travel plan for the vehicle based on the peripheral information of the vehicle; control autonomous driving in which the vehicle travels based on the generated travel plan and also control remote driving in which the vehicle travels based on the received operation information; predict that a compromised state in which autonomous driving of the vehicle becomes compromised will arise based on environmental information including meteorological information received by the communication section; and notify the operation device of the compromised state in a case in which the compromised state has been predicted to arise.

An operation device including: an operation section configured to receive operation by a remote operator conferred with operation authority to operate a vehicle capable of autonomous driving; a communication section configured to transmit, to the vehicle, operation information for remote driving based on the operation received by the operation section; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: acquire biometric information regarding the remote operator, determine whether or not a compromised state, in which operation of the vehicle by the remote operator is compromised, has arisen based on the acquired biometric information, and transfer operation authority of the vehicle to another remote operator in a case in which the compromised state has been determined to have arisen.

Operation device and vehicle control system

A vehicle controller device includes a first processor. The first processor is configured to acquire biometric information of an occupant, in cases in which the compromised state is determined to have arisen, to communicate check-up information to check the well-being of the occupant using a report device provided inside the vehicle, to receive a response from the occupant whose well-being is being checked, to notify switchover information to an operation device in order to switch the vehicle from manual driving to remote driving in which the vehicle travels based on operation information in cases in which the response has not been received, and to perform the remote driving in cases in which the switchover information has been received by the operation device and operation-ready information indicating that the remote driving is possible has subsequently been received from the operation device.

Vehicle controller device and remote vehicle control system

A vehicle controller device is provided including a travel control section configured to control autonomous driving and remote driving, a biometric information acquisition section configured to acquire biometric information of an occupant, a state determination section configured to determine, based on the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition section, whether or not an abnormality predicted state has arisen in which manual driving by operation by the occupant is predicted to become compromised and also whether or not an abnormal state has arisen in which manual driving is compromised, a notification section configured to notify an operation device of a determined state in cases in which either the abnormality predicted state or the abnormal state is determined to have arisen, and a reception section capable of receiving operation-ready information indicating that operation by a remote operator is possible from the operation device in response to the notification.

Vehicle controller device

In an economy running mode, auxiliary machines are operated by a motor generator in a state where the engine is stopped so as to reduce electric power consumption. The motor generator, the engine and the auxiliary machines are connected through pulleys and belts. Moreover, a clutch is provided for switching enabling/disabling of power transmission between the motor generator and the engine. A battery is connected to the motor generator through an inverter. When the engine is stopped, the clutch is disengaged and the auxiliary machines are operated by the motor generator.

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Yasuki Nakagawa