Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Yuya Hamai

Yoshimasa Okabe

Jun Nakai

Kiyohiko Fujiwara

Naoki Hayashi

Yudai Ishibashi

Toshihiko Hashinaga

Takashi Okohira

Masato Yuda

A vehicle monitoring apparatus includes a hardware processor functioning as an image acquisition unit, an abnormality information acquisition unit, a damage determination unit, and a damage reporting unit. The image acquisition unit serves to acquire a captured image including an image representation of an exterior of a vehicle body of a vehicle. The abnormality information acquisition unit serves to acquire vehicle-body abnormality information indicating an abnormality in the vehicle body. The damage determination unit serves to determine presence or absence of damage to the vehicle body on the basis of the captured image and the vehicle-body abnormality information. The damage reporting unit serves to report, to an information processing apparatus, a damage report including the captured image or an image generated on the basis of the captured image. The damage report is reported in accordance with on a result of the determination on the damage.

Vehicle monitoring apparatus, vehicle monitoring system, and vehicle monitoring method

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KANAGAWA KEN, Japan

Yuya Hamai