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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hiroto Tomida, Tokyo-to, JP;
Ryosuke Kobayashi, Nagakute, JP;
Satoshi Komamine, Nagoya, JP;
Tetsuya Ide, Chofu, JP;
Mayuko Abe, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Makoto Akahane, Yokohama, JP;
Haruki Oguri, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle management apparatus is configured to manage a vehicle for delivery loaded with one or more packages. The vehicle management apparatus includes a controller configured to, upon detecting that the vehicle has stopped, determine, based on vehicle data indicating a status of the vehicle, whether a driver of the vehicle is making a delivery, and control a door of the vehicle to lock in a case in which it has been determined that the driver is making a delivery.