Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Yusuke Kaneko

Takahiro Shiga

Hideo Hasegawa

Tomoyuki Kuriyama

Junya Masui

Ai Fujimura

Yui Nakamura

Keisuke Tsujimoto

Masato Endo

Yohei Tanigawa

Shinji Sassa

Naoki Uenoyama

Yuki Ito

Hiroko Tsujimura

Tadahiro Kashiwai

Jun Goto

Hiroyasu Hadano

Akihiro Yamaguchi

Miho Otsuka

Daiki Kaneichi

Takaharu Tateishi

Mizuki Kiuchi

Takahiro Ishizaki

Kazuhiko Miyamoto

An information processing apparatus comprising a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform: acquiring a request that a first vehicle join up with a different vehicle; determining on the basis of a piece of route information indicating a travel route for the first vehicle and current locations of a plurality of vehicles different from the first vehicle, a joining cost related to joining up with the first vehicle for each of the plurality of vehicles; determining a second vehicle that is to join up with the first vehicle and a joining point such that the joining cost satisfies a prescribed condition.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium

In an information providing device for providing information about a moving object which is used by a user by making an application for use thereof, the device includes a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute: receiving a start and an end of the use of the moving object by the user through communication with a user device which is correlated with the user; and displaying information indicating that the moving object is available on a display unit which is provided by the moving object and which can be visually recognized from the outside of the moving object, in cases where the moving object is not being used.

Information providing device, information providing method, and non-transitory storage medium

A package delivery support system includes a mobile unit prepared in an area, and a sales server configured to acquire an intention of a user to purchase a product and transmit inquiry information as to whether an address or residence of a delivery destination is in an area in which the mobile unit is available, a delivery server configured to manage information regarding a package, and a management device configured to manage the mobile unit. The management device acquires at least one of a delivery request to deliver a package loaded on the mobile unit and a pickup request to pick up a package with the mobile unit, and supplies the mobile unit with an instruction for causing the mobile unit to move to a location specified by the at least one of the delivery request and the pickup request.

Package delivery support system, package delivery support method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program, and mobile unit

An information processing apparatus comprising a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform: acquiring a request that a first vehicle join up with a different vehicle; determining, on the basis of a piece of route information indicating a travel route for the first vehicle and current locations of a plurality of vehicles different from the first vehicle, a joining cost related to joining up with the first vehicle for each of the plurality of vehicles; determining a second vehicle that is to join up with the first vehicle and a joining point such that the joining cost satisfies a prescribed condition.

An information processing apparatus comprises a control unit configured to: acquire information about a predetermined travel route of a vehicle that travels with a plurality of users on board; acquire a current position of the vehicle; compare the current position of the vehicle and the predetermined travel route against each other, and perform determination as to whether the vehicle is traveling along the predetermined travel route or not; and issue a notification to a predetermined device, in a case where a deviation of the vehicle from the predetermined travel route is determined.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

A vehicle for transporting cargo includes a front end unit having a front wheel, a rear end unit having a rear wheel, and a carrying unit on which the cargo is loaded and which is interposed between the front end unit and the rear end unit so that the front end unit and the rear end unit are coupled to each other via the carrying unit. The carrying unit is configured to be separated from the front end unit and the rear end unit in a direction intersecting a direction in which the vehicle travels and to be coupled to the front end unit and the rear end unit while the front end unit and the rear end unit are stationary.

Vehicle

An information processing device that controls a mobile object including lodging equipment with a plurality of compartments performs: creating an operation schedule including a first period in which movement for allowing a plurality of users to ride in or alight from the mobile object is a main purpose and a second period in which riding and alighting of the users are not required based on lodging requests acquired from the plurality of users; and generating an operation instruction for executing different controls on the mobile object in the first period and the second period and transmitting the operation instruction to the corresponding mobile object.

Information processing device and mobile object

A mobile object system includes: an information processing apparatus; and an autonomous travel vehicle. The information processing apparatus transmits to the autonomous travel vehicle first data and second data in association with each other, the first data being information for introducing a content of a commodity or a service to a user, the second data being information regarding a base that provides the commodity or service. The autonomous travel vehicle introduces the commodity or service to the user in the vehicle based on the first data, and moves to the base indicated in the second data upon reception of an instruction from the user.

Mobile object system that provides a commodity or service

There is provided an information processing apparatus that controls a movable body that transports a user holding an entertainment ticket to and/or from an entertainment site where an entertainment is performed, the information processing apparatus including a control unit that executes: electronically reading the entertainment ticket held by the user; identifying the entertainment site associated with the entertainment ticket; generating an instruction for causing the movable body to move for transporting the user to the identified entertainment site; receiving picture data transmitted from the identified entertainment site; and providing a picture obtained by decoding the picture data to the user on board the movable body.

A package delivery support system, a mobile unit, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, a package delivery support method, and a package delivery support method are disclosed. The package delivery support system includes: a mobile unit prepared in an area; and a management device configured to manage the mobile unit, the management device including circuitry configured to acquire at least one of a delivery request to deliver a package loaded on the mobile unit and a pickup request to pick up a package with the mobile unit, and to supply the mobile unit with an instruction for causing the mobile unit to move to a location specified by the at least one of the delivery request and the pickup request.

An article storage system includes a moving object configured to house an article and move on a road, and a server configured to manage information of the moving object and information of a user who uses the moving object, store user identification information for identifying the user and moving object identification information for identifying the moving object used by the user in association with each other, acquire a request from the user relating to housing of the article in the moving object or take-out of the article from the moving object, and when the request from the user is acquired, specify the moving object to be used by the user based on the user identification information and the moving object identification information and perform control such that the specified moving object moves from a predetermined place on the road to a place that is different from the predetermined place.

Article storage system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus manages a ride-sharing system in which a plurality of users travels together on the same moving vehicle. The apparatus includes a control unit configured to calculate a second evaluation value for a user group traveling on the same moving vehicle, based on a first evaluation value based on a user's attribute and a time during which the user group is maintained, and in a case where there is a candidate user who is a candidate of a user newly riding in a predetermined moving vehicle, calculate the second evaluation value when a predetermined user group is formed for the predetermined moving vehicle, and determine a response policy for the candidate user based on whether or not the second evaluation value satisfies a predetermined policy.

Information processing apparatus and moving vehicle system

A moving object includes: a holder configured to hold a mobile terminal provided with an image pick-up unit; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute enabling the moving object to be used in cases where user authentication is succeeded by carrying out user authentication between the mobile terminal and the controller, instructing the mobile terminal to pick up an image in a repeated manner by using the image pick-up unit during use of the moving object, and transmitting the image obtained from the mobile terminal to an external server.

Moving object, control method, and non-transitory storage medium

An information processing apparatus determines a pickup point and a drop-off point for a first user traveling to a destination in a vehicle carrying a plurality of unspecified users. The apparatus includes a controller that obtains information on the place of departure and the destination of the first user; determines a pickup point for the first user based on the place of departure of the first user; defines a predetermined field including the destination of the first user and determines a drop-off point for the first user from a plurality of points except the destination, the points being included in the predetermined field; and transmits the determined pickup point and drop-off point for the first user to a device associated with the vehicle.

An information processing apparatus provided with a communicator that receives request data which is a request relating to a change in a traveling route of a vehicle from a first user among two or more users traveling in the same vehicle and a processor that executes determining incentives to be granted to second users accompanying the change in the traveling route, wherein the second users are a part of or all of the two or more users excluding the first user, presenting incentive information on the determined incentives and inquiries about whether or not to accept the change in the traveling route to the second users and creating granting data for granting the determined incentives to the second users when the second users accept the change in the traveling route.

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Toyota, Japan

Yusuke Kaneko