Toyota Mapmaster Inc.

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Yumiko Yamashita

Shintaro Ohsaki

Naoya Oka

Takuji Yamada

Cheng Li

Takashi Yamada

Kazunori Fujimori

Naoki Kitagawa

Yoshihiro Ui

Yasuhiro Hayashi

Daisuke Kimura

An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to: receive vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles, specify a first vehicle, among the plurality of vehicles, that is predicted to be parked to pick up or drop off a person in a predetermined period of time, based on the vehicle data, make a determination, based on the vehicle data, whether the first vehicle is in a first state in which parking for pick-up of the person is predicted to be performed or a second state in which parking for drop-off of the person is predicted to be performed, and perform assignment of a parking position to the first vehicle based on a result of the determination.

Apparatus and system for parking position for vehicle pick-up or drop-off

A probe information storing unit is provided to store therein probe information items of a vehicle, and a voxel storing unit is provided to store therein voxels, which are defined and later described, in association with position information of the respective voxels. The voxels are defined in a three-dimensional space based on map data. The voxel storing unit and the probe information storing unit are referred to, and the probe information items are given, as votes, to the voxels that correspond to position information of the respective probe information items. A statistical process is executed to the probe information items given to each of the voxels, and the process results are associated with the respective voxels.

Probe information processing system, method for processing probe information, and tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program

Provided are a device for automatically generating route restriction information of intersections between main roads and narrow streets, and a method therefor. With respect to a specific intersection which is an intersection between a main road and a narrow street, firstly, it is determined to prohibit a right turn and passing through the intersection. Under these conditions, when it is sufficiently confirmed, by using external information, that the right turn and passing through the intersection can be allowed at the specific intersection, the route restriction regarding the direction is released. Probe information and traffic restriction data are used for the external information.

Device and method for generating route restriction information of intersection, computer program for generating route restriction information of intersection, and recording medium for recording computer program

Disclosed is a system and method that offer improved assistance with safe driving using navigation devices, incorporating traffic regulations pertaining to route changes into guidance offered by the navigation devices. The system comprises a traffic regulations data memory (), which associates, with roadways, data on traffic regulations pertaining to route changes, and stores the data so associated, an onboard vehicle locator (), which locates the driver's vehicle upon the suggested route, a comparison unit (), which compares the location of the driver's vehicle, as located by the onboard vehicle locator (), with the traffic regulations data, and an output unit (), which outputs, based on the determination made by the comparison unit (), either information that driving regulations apply upon the road currently being traveled, as part of the suggested route, or that driving regulations apply upon roads ahead of the road currently being traveled, again, as part of the suggested route.

System and method for assisting with safe driving, computer program for assisting with safe driving, storage medium upon which the computer program is stored, and Navigation Device

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Nagoya, Japan

Yumiko Yamashita