阅读说明：本技术 车辆信息提供装置、车辆信息提供方法及程序
(Vehicle information providing device, vehicle information providing method, and program
) 是由 藤本直登志 于 2018-06-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：车辆信息提供装置(300)具备：获取部(320),其获取由利用者输入的目的地；以及计划设定部(330),其设定车辆向由获取部获取到的目的地行驶的行驶计划,计划设定部(330)设定使第一利用者在第一路径上移动到被设定为目的地的第一目的地的第一行驶计划,在使第二利用者同乘于按照第一行驶计划行驶的车辆的情况下,设定变更第一路径而使第一利用者和第二利用者在用于使第二利用者乘坐的第二路径上移动的第二行驶计划。(A vehicle information providing device (300) is provided with: an acquisition unit (320) that acquires a destination input by a user; and a plan setting unit (330) that sets a travel plan in which the vehicle travels to the destination acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the plan setting unit (330) sets a first travel plan in which the first user moves to the first destination set as the destination on the first route, and sets a second travel plan in which the first route is changed and the first user and the second user move on the second route in which the second user rides, when the second user rides on the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan.)
1. A vehicle information providing device is provided with:
an acquisition unit that acquires a destination input by a user; and
a plan setting unit that sets a travel plan in which the vehicle travels to the destination acquired by the acquisition unit,
the plan setting unit sets a first travel plan for moving a first user on a first route to a first destination set as the destination, and sets a second travel plan for changing the first route and moving the first user and a second user on a second route on which the second user is to be seated, when the second user is riding on the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan.
2. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 1,
the first travel plan is a plan for the first user to move to a first destination prior to a first time,
the plan setting unit determines whether or not the first user can move to the first destination before the first time when the second user wishes to ride together, and sets the second travel plan as the travel plan instead of the first travel plan when the second user determines that the first user can move to the first destination before the first time when the second user travels according to the second travel plan.
3. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 2,
the vehicle information providing device further includes a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of terminal devices,
the plan setting unit may be configured to cause the communication unit to transmit information inquiring whether or not to accept the permission of the co-ride of the second user to the terminal device used by the first user when the second travel plan is set as the travel plan, and to set the second travel plan as the travel plan instead of the first travel plan when the communication unit receives information that the first user permits the co-ride of the second user.
4. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3,
the plan setting unit sets a fee of the user, and discounts the fee of the first user permitted to ride along with the second user, in accordance with a first discount rate unit.
5. The vehicle information providing device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
the vehicle information providing device further includes a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of terminal devices,
the plan setting unit may determine whether the first user can move to the first destination before the first time when the second user wishes to ride together, may transmit information inquiring whether or not to accept the permission of riding together by the second user to the terminal device used by the first user when the second user determines that the first user cannot move to the first destination before the first time when the second user travels according to the second travel plan, and may set the second travel plan as the travel plan instead of the first travel plan when the communication unit receives information that the first user permits riding together by the second user.
6. The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 5,
the plan setting unit sets the fee of the user, and when it is determined that the first user cannot move to a first destination before the first time and the communication unit receives information to the effect that the first user permits the ride-together of the second user when traveling according to the second travel plan, the plan setting unit discounts the fee of the first user, for which the ride-together of the second user is permitted, by a second discount rate unit that is larger than a first discount rate unit in a case where the first user reaches the destination before the first time.
7. A vehicle information providing method, wherein,
the vehicle information providing method causes a computer to execute the following processing;
acquiring a destination input by a user;
setting a driving plan for driving the vehicle to the acquired destination;
setting a first travel plan for moving a first user on a first path to a first destination set as the destination; and
when a second user rides on the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan, a second travel plan is set in which the first route is changed and the first user and the second user are moved on a second route on which the second user is to ride.
8. A process in which, in the presence of a catalyst,
the program causes a computer to execute:
acquiring a destination input by a user;
setting a driving plan for driving the vehicle to the acquired destination;
setting a first travel plan for moving a first user on a first path to a first destination set as the destination; and
when a second user rides on the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan, a second travel plan is set in which the first route is changed and the first user and the second user are moved on a second route on which the second user is to ride.
Technical Field
The invention relates to a vehicle information providing device, a vehicle information providing method and a program.
The present application claims priority based on japanese patent application No. 2017-127817 filed on 29.6.2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Background
A technique for assisting a fellow passenger riding on a vehicle while the vehicle is traveling toward a destination is known (for example, patent document 1).
Prior art documents
Patent document
Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2016-194854
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
In the inventions described in the conventional documents, no consideration is given to changing the route of the vehicle in order to allow the fellow passenger to ride.
An object of an aspect of the present invention is to provide a vehicle information providing device, a vehicle information providing method, and a program that can change a route of a vehicle according to a degree of convenience of a fellow passenger.
Means for solving the problems
(1): a vehicle information providing device according to an aspect includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a destination input by a user; and a plan setting unit that sets a travel plan in which the vehicle travels to the destination acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the plan setting unit sets a first travel plan in which a first user moves to a first destination set as the destination on a first route, and sets a second travel plan in which the first route is changed and the first user and the second user move on a second route on which the second user rides when a second user rides the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan.
(2): the vehicle information providing device described in (1), wherein the first travel plan is a plan for moving the first user to a first destination before a first time, and the plan setting unit determines whether or not the first user can move to the first destination before the first time when the second user wishes to ride the vehicle in accordance with the second travel plan, and sets the second travel plan as the travel plan instead of the first travel plan when the second user determines that the first user can move to the first destination before the first time when the second user wishes to travel in accordance with the second travel plan.
(3): the vehicle information providing device described in (2) further includes a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of terminal devices, wherein the plan setting unit, when setting the second travel plan as the travel plan, causes the communication unit to transmit information inquiring whether or not to accept the permission of the co-ride of the second user to the terminal device used by the first user, and when the communication unit receives the information that the first user permits the co-ride of the second user, sets the second travel plan as the travel plan instead of the first travel plan.
(4): the vehicle information providing device according to (2) or (3), wherein the plan setting unit sets a fee for the user, and discounts the fee for the first user who is permitted to ride along with the second user, according to a first discount rate.
(5): the vehicle information provision device according to any one of (2) to (4), further comprising a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of terminal devices, wherein the plan setting unit, when the second user desires to ride together, determines whether or not the first user can move to the first destination before the first time when traveling according to the second travel plan, and when it is determined that the first user cannot move to the first destination before the first time when traveling according to the second travel plan, causes the communication unit to transmit information inquiring whether or not to accept permission to ride together by the second user to the terminal device used by the first user, and when the communication unit receives information that the first user permits the ride together by the second user, setting the second travel plan as the travel plan in place of the first travel plan.
(6): in the vehicle information providing device described in (5), the plan setting unit sets the fee of the user, and when it is determined that the first user cannot move to a first destination before the first time and the communication unit receives information that the first user permits the ride-by of the second user while traveling according to the second travel plan, the fee of the first user that permits the ride-by of the second user is discounted by a second discount rate amount that is greater than a first discount rate amount when the first user reaches the destination before the first time.
(7): another aspect of the vehicle information providing method causes a computer to execute: acquiring a destination input by a user; setting a driving plan for driving the vehicle to the acquired destination; setting a first travel plan for moving a first user on a first path to a first destination set as the destination; and setting a second travel plan for changing the first route and moving the first user and the second user on a second route on which the second user is to be seated, when the second user is to ride on the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan.
(8): another aspect of the program causes a computer to execute: acquiring a destination input by a user; setting a driving plan for driving the vehicle to the acquired destination; setting a first travel plan for moving a first user on a first path to a first destination set as the destination; and setting a second travel plan for changing the first route and moving the first user and the second user on a second route on which the second user is to be seated, when the second user is to ride on the vehicle traveling according to the first travel plan.
Effects of the invention
According to (1), (7), and (8), the route of the vehicle can be changed according to the convenience of the fellow passenger.
According to (2), the route on which the fellow passenger rides can be set without affecting the reservation of the user who has ridden the vehicle.
According to (3) and (5), the acceptance of the user who has already made the ride can be obtained in advance in response to the situation where the user who has made the ride inconveniences, such as the change of the arrival time.
According to (4) and (6), by giving a reward to a user who has already ridden, riding by the fellow passenger can be promoted.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a vehicle information providing system.
Fig. 2 is a structural view of the vehicle.
Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining a processing procedure of the automatic driving.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the terminal device for inputting information on a destination.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the vehicle operation information.
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing a deployable vehicle located in the vicinity of a user.
Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing information related to the traveling of the vehicle and buttons for inputting a riding desire.
Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of images showing a route, a current location, a riding position, a destination, and the like of a vehicle displayed on a terminal device.
Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing the position of a vehicle traveling toward the same destination.
Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing information on vehicles traveling toward the same destination.
Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an image for inputting information displayed on the terminal device.
Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the fellow passenger information.
Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an inquiry as to whether or not to accept a copulated image when the destination can be reached by the arrival time.
Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an inquiry as to whether or not to accept a copulated image when the destination is not reached at the arrival time.
Fig. 15 is a sequence diagram showing processing between the respective configurations of the vehicle information providing system.
Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the vehicle information providing device.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of a vehicle information providing system, a vehicle information providing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The vehicle information providing system is a device for supporting a plurality of users to share one or more vehicles (ride together). The vehicle used for ride sharing is, for example, an autonomous vehicle that basically does not require a driving operation. In the following, the automated driving vehicle will be described as a vehicle for riding together, but a manually driven vehicle may be used.
When a destination input from a user's terminal device is acquired by communication, the vehicle information providing system searches for a vehicle (vehicle that can be deployed) traveling toward the destination. Further, the vehicle information providing system causes the vehicle to travel so that a plurality of other users who desire to move toward the destination of the vehicle used by the user can ride the vehicle. The communication may also include both data communication and voice communication, i.e., telephony.
[ integral Structure ]
Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a vehicle information providing system 1. The vehicle information providing system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices 100-1, 100-2, … used by a plurality of users U-1, U-2, …, one or more vehicles 200, and a vehicle information providing device 300. In the following description, the numerals following the hyphen are used for identifying the user, and may be omitted as appropriate.
The above-described components can communicate with each other via the network NW. The network NW includes the internet, wan (wireless Area network), lan (local Area network), public line, provider device, private line, wireless base station, and the like. The phrase "used by the user U" may include a case where the user U temporarily uses the terminal device 100 that can be used by an unspecified large number of people, such as a terminal device of an internet cafe. Further, it is set that the user U performs user registration by ID management for identifying the user U in order to use the following service.
[ terminal device ]
The terminal device 100 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like. The terminal device 100 activates an application program, a browser, or the like for using the ride share system to support the service described below. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal device 100 is a smartphone and an application (ride-sharing application) is started. Further, the ride sharing program may be started by the AI function by recognizing the voice, the posture, or the like of the user.
The ride share application communicates with the vehicle information providing apparatus 300 in accordance with an operation of the user U, and transmits the destination of the user U to the vehicle information providing apparatus 300 or performs a push notification based on information received from the vehicle information providing apparatus 300. The terminal device 100 includes, for example, an information acquisition unit 110, a display unit 120, and a communication unit 130. The operation of each function section will be described later. The display unit 120 is, for example, a touch panel, and displays an input screen and accepts an input from a destination of a user when the ride-sharing application is activated as described later.
As described above, the AI function may accept the input of the destination by recognizing the voice, the posture, and the like of the user.
[ vehicle ]
The vehicle 200 may be, for example, a vehicle having four or more wheels on which a plurality of users U can ride, or another vehicle such as a motorcycle. Fig. 2 is a structural diagram of a vehicle 200. The vehicle 200 includes, for example, an outside monitoring unit 210, a communication device 220, a navigation device 230, a recommended lane determining device 240, an automatic driving control unit 250, a driving force output device 260, a brake device 262, and a steering device 264.
The external monitoring unit 210 includes, for example, a camera, a radar, a lidar (light Detection and ranging), an object recognition device that performs a sensor fusion process based on outputs of these devices, and the like. The external monitoring unit 210 estimates the type of an object (particularly, a vehicle, a pedestrian, and a bicycle) present in the periphery of the vehicle 200, and outputs the estimated type of the object to the automatic driving control unit 250 together with information on the position and speed thereof.
When user U makes a predetermined posture on the traveling route as described later, external monitoring section 210 authenticates user U having made the posture and outputs the authentication result to automatic driving control section 250. The outside monitoring unit 210 may authenticate the face of the user U, a barcode displayed on the terminal device 100, or the like.
The communication device 220 is, for example, a wireless communication module for connecting to the network NW or directly communicating with a terminal device of another vehicle or pedestrian. The communication device 220 performs wireless communication based on Wi-Fi, DSRC (Dedicated Short range communications), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or other communication specifications. A plurality of devices corresponding to the purposes of use may be prepared as the communication device 220.
The navigation device 230 includes, for example, an hmi (human machine interface)232, a gnss (global navigation Satellite system) receiver 234, and a navigation control device 236. The HMI232 includes, for example, a touch panel display device, a speaker, a microphone, and the like. The GNSS receiver 234 measures the position of the vehicle (the position of the vehicle 200) based on radio waves emitted from GNSS satellites (for example, GPS satellites). The navigation control device 236 includes, for example, a cpu (central processing unit) and various storage devices, and controls the entire navigation device 230. The storage device stores map information (navigation map).
The navigation map is a map showing roads using nodes and lines. The navigation control device 236 refers to the navigation map and determines a route from the position of the vehicle 200 measured by the GNSS receiver 234 to the destination specified by the HMI 232. The navigation control device 236 may transmit the position and destination of the vehicle 200 to a navigation server (not shown) using the communication device 220, and may acquire a route returned from the navigation server.
In the case of the present embodiment, the information on the route to the destination may be designated or changed by the vehicle information providing device 300. The information on the route may include information on a passing point, a point at which the user U stops riding or alighting, and a target arrival time. The navigation control unit 236 outputs information on the route determined by any of the above-described methods to the recommended lane determining unit 240.
The recommended lane determining device 240 includes, for example, an mpu (map Positioning unit) and various storage devices. High-precision map information more detailed than a navigation map is stored in a storage device. The high-accuracy map information includes information on the road width, gradient, curvature, signal position, and the like for each lane, for example. The recommended lane determining device 240 determines a recommended lane for the vehicle 200 to travel along the route input from the navigation device 230 in a satisfactory manner, generates information on the route, the recommended lane, and the travel time, and outputs the information to the automatic driving control unit 250.
The automatic driving control Unit 250 includes one or more processors such as a CPU and an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and various storage devices. The automatic driving control unit 250 automatically drives the vehicle 200 so that the vehicle 200 basically travels on the recommended lane determined by the recommended lane determining device 240 and does not come into contact with an object whose position and speed are input from the outside monitoring unit 210.
The automatic driving control unit 250 executes various events in sequence, for example. The event includes a constant speed driving event in which the vehicle travels on the same driving lane at a constant speed, a follow-up driving event of a follow-up preceding vehicle, a lane change event, a merge event, a branch event, an emergency stop event, a toll gate event for passing through a toll gate, a hand-over event for ending automated driving and switching to manual driving, and the like. In addition, during execution of these events, actions for avoidance may be planned based on the surrounding conditions of the vehicle 200 (the presence of surrounding vehicles, pedestrians, lane narrowing due to road construction, and the like).
The automatic driving control unit 250 generates a target track on which the vehicle 200 is to travel. The target track contains, for example, a velocity element. For example, the target track is a form in which the points (track points) to be reached by the vehicle 200 are arranged in order. The track point is a point to which the vehicle 200 should arrive at each predetermined travel distance, and a target speed and a target acceleration at each predetermined sampling time (for example, on the order of fractions of a second) are generated as a part of the target track.
The track point may be a position to which the vehicle 200 should arrive at a predetermined sampling time at that sampling time. In this case, the information on the target velocity and the target acceleration is expressed by the interval between the track points.
Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining a processing procedure of the automatic driving. First, as shown in the above figure, the navigation device 230 determines a route. This route is, for example, a rough route without distinguishing lanes.
Next, as shown in the figure, the recommended lane determining device 240 determines a recommended lane that is easy to travel along the route. As shown in the following figure, the automatic driving control unit 250 generates a trajectory point for avoiding an obstacle and the like while traveling along the recommended lane as much as possible, and controls a part or all of the driving force output device 260, the brake device 262, and the steering device 264 so that the vehicle 200 travels along the trajectory point (and the accompanying speed curve). Such function assignment is merely an example, and the automated driving control unit 250 may perform processing in a centralized manner, for example.
In addition, the automatic driving control unit 250 stops the vehicle 200 after the vehicle 200 is driven to the designated position designated by the user U who wishes to ride on.
Driving force output device 260 outputs a running driving force (torque) for running of vehicle 200 to the driving wheels. The driving force output device 260 includes, for example, a combination of an internal combustion engine, a motor, a transmission, and the like, and a power ecu (electronic Control unit) that controls these devices. The power ECU controls the above configuration in accordance with information input from the automatic drive control unit 250 or information input from a drive operation member not shown.
The brake device 262 includes, for example, a caliper, a hydraulic cylinder that transmits hydraulic pressure to the caliper, an electric motor that generates hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic cylinder, and a brake ECU. The brake ECU controls the electric motor in accordance with information input from the automatic drive control unit 250 or information input from the drive operation elements, and outputs a braking torque corresponding to a braking operation to each wheel.
The brake device 262 may be provided as a backup with a mechanism that transmits the hydraulic pressure generated by the operation of the brake pedal included in the driving operation element to the hydraulic cylinder via the master cylinder. The brake device 262 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be an electronically controlled hydraulic brake device that controls an actuator in accordance with information input from the automatic steering control unit 250 and transmits the hydraulic pressure of the master cylinder to the hydraulic cylinder.
The steering device 264 includes, for example, a steering ECU and an electric motor. The electric motor changes the orientation of the steered wheels by applying a force to a rack-and-pinion mechanism, for example. The steering ECU changes the direction of the steered wheels by driving the electric motor in accordance with information input from the automated steering control unit 250 or information input from the steering operation.
[ vehicle information providing device ]
Returning to fig. 1, the vehicle information providing device 300 includes, for example, a communication unit 310, an acquisition unit 320, a schedule setting unit 330, an information providing unit 340, and a storage unit 380.
The communication unit 310 is, for example, a network card for connecting to the network NW. The storage unit 380 is implemented by an hdd (hard disk drive), a flash memory, a ram (random Access memory), a rom (read Only memory), and the like. Communication unit 310 communicates with terminal device 100 and vehicle 200 via network NW.
The acquisition unit 320 and the schedule setting unit 330 are realized by a processor (circuit) such as a CPU executing a program (software) stored in the storage unit 380. Some or all of these functions may be realized by hardware such as lsi (large scale integration), asic (application specific integrated circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), gpu (graphical processing unit), or the like, or may be realized by cooperation between software and hardware.
The acquisition unit 320 acquires the destination transmitted from the terminal device 100 of the user U via the communication unit 310 and the network NW, and stores the destination as destination data 384 in the storage unit 380. The destination data 384 includes destinations of other ones of the plurality of vehicles 200. The user information 382 includes personal information of the user U and the like.
The acquisition unit 320 acquires the current position of the terminal device 100 to which the user has input the destination or the position designated by the terminal device 100. The acquisition unit 320 acquires information on one or more vehicles traveling to the destination of the user U at the current time or at a predetermined time.
The plan setting unit 330 estimates the destination based on the information input by the user U. The plan setting unit 330 may estimate the destination by a session realized by Artificial Intelligence (AI), for example. The plan setting unit 330 sets a travel plan of the vehicle 200 based on the destination data 384. Further, plan setting unit 330 manages the charge when user U uses vehicle 200. In the charging process, there are temporary charging and actual charging, and the state of temporary charging refers to a state in which settlement has not been completed. The actual billing means a state in which the settlement is completed.
Plan setting unit 330 transmits the set travel plan to vehicle 200 via communication unit 310. The information providing section 340 includes the following processes: based on the set travel plan, information on the destination is provided to the terminal device 100 of the user U other than the user U who has input the information on the destination indicating the target content for the vehicle 200 to travel to the destination.
[ blending treatment ]
An example in which the vehicle 200 is arranged by the vehicle information providing system 1 so that the user U (first user) travels to the destination will be described below. The terminal device 100 acquires data of a destination or the like based on an input operation of the input screen by the user U.
The destination is set based on, for example, a search query input by the user U from the input screen of the terminal device 100. The destination may be selected from destinations recommended on the input screen, or may be selected based on past input records of the user U. The destination is determined by the terminal device 100 receiving an input from the user U, and the content of the destination is transmitted to the vehicle information providing device 300. The input information is transmitted to the vehicle information providing device 300 as information related to the destination. The vehicle information providing device 300 updates the destination data 384 of the storage section 380.
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM1 displayed on the terminal device 100 in order to input information on a destination.
The user U inputs a destination in the image IM1A, for example. The destination is set by entering a search query or selected from a recommendation list of targets. In addition, the destination may also be decided by clicking on a location on the map.
The destination may be presented based on, for example, a browsing history of the internet of the user U. For example, when the user U starts the ride sharing application of the terminal device 100 and inputs a destination, the terminal device 100 accesses the schedule setting unit 330. The plan setting unit 330 selects destinations associated with categories having a high degree of preference of the user, for example, based on the browsing history of the internet in which the user U is located most recently. When presenting the destination, for example, the ranking of search keywords in the internet may be referred to. The destination may be input by an AI learning function that automatically sets the destination based on the user's conversation, posture, or the like.
The schedule setting unit 330 automatically displays the selected destination on the input screen of the terminal device 100. In this case, the plan setting unit 330 may present a plurality of destinations in the form of a recommended list on the display unit 120 of the terminal device 100, and allow the user U to select one destination.
The plan setting unit 330 may specify a specific vehicle 200 and input the specified vehicle to the terminal device 100. In addition, plan setting unit 330 may display the model of vehicle 200 desired by user U on the input screen of terminal device 100, for example. The user U can input a vehicle type that matches personal preference, such as a minibus, a car, or a small-sized vehicle, to the terminal device 100.
The schedule setting unit 330 receives information on the destination via the communication unit 310. At this time, the attribute information of the user U may be also transmitted to the schedule setting unit 330 in association with the ID of the user U. The attribute information is, for example, a classification of an individual to which the user U belongs, including the age, sex, and the like of the user U.
The plan setting unit 330 estimates the destination of the user based on the input search query, for example, in the image IM1A, the user inputs a query related to the destination in the search field, then, the plan setting unit 330 inputs information that must be added to travel to the destination in the image IM1B, for example, the user U wants to reach the destination, and the added information is, for example, the time at which the user U wants to reach the destination, and this time is set accurately to "＊ minutes before ＊", but it is not necessarily set accurately, and may be set to "＊ minutes later".
Next, the user U inputs the desired riding position in the switched image IM 1C. The user U selects the current location when he or she wants to take a car from the current location, and specifies a position on a map, for example, when he or she wants to take a car from a specified place. Currently, the user U acquires the information by, for example, a GPS sensor or the like incorporated in the terminal device 100 in conjunction with the operation of the user U.
Next, plan setting unit 330 searches for deployable vehicle 200 in the vicinity of user U. The schedule setting unit 330 selects the vehicle 200 that can be deployed, for example, based on the vehicle operation information 386. The plan setting unit 330 selects the vehicle 200 that can move the user U to the destination based on the location of the destination searched for and the current position of the vehicle 200. The schedule setting unit 330 refers to the vehicle operation information 386 to search for the vehicle 200 that can be placed at the destination.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the vehicle operation information 386. The vehicle operation information 386 is information that associates a vehicle ID that is identification information of the vehicle 200 managed by the vehicle information providing device 300 with an allocation flag indicating whether allocation is determined (for example, 1 indicates that allocation is determined and 0 indicates that allocation is not determined), a current point, a departure point, a route point, a destination, a target, the number of vacant seats, a departure time, an arrival time, and the like. The vehicle operation information 386 is appropriately updated by the schedule setting unit 330 when a change occurs.
The plan setting unit 330 refers to the vehicle operation information 386, and selects a plurality of vehicles 200 currently located within a predetermined range from the user from among the vehicles for which allocation is not determined. At this time, the plan setting unit 330 may select a vehicle for which allocation is determined, as described later. Based on the destination data 384, the plan setting unit 330 selects a vehicle 200 that can reach the destination at the desired arrival time from the riding position of the user U among the selected vehicles 200.
The plan setting unit 330 sets the travel plan of the selected vehicle 200 based on the destination data 384. The information providing unit 340 causes the terminal device 100 to display the position information of the deployable vehicle 200.
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM2 of the deployable vehicle 200 located in the periphery of the user U. In the image IM2, the deployable vehicle 200 currently located within a predetermined range from the user U is displayed. Information such as the time and cost required to reach the current location of the user U is displayed in the vicinity of the vehicle 200. The cost is set to be cheaper as the distance from the user U to the current location is reduced.
When the user U clicks the vehicle 200 desired to be seated in the image IM2, information related to the vehicle 200 and buttons for inputting the vehicle desire to be seated in the vehicle 200 are displayed on the terminal device 100 via the image IM 3.
Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM3 showing information related to traveling of vehicle 200 and buttons for inputting a riding desire. For example, buttons such as "ride" and "do not ride" for communicating whether or not the vehicle 200 is desired to be ridden are displayed in the image IM 3.
When the user U operates the image IM3 to indicate a desire to ride the vehicle 200, the plan setting unit 330 transmits information on whether or not to accept the ride to the selected vehicle 200 via the communication unit 310. The terminal device 100 inquires whether or not to accept the image of the vehicle, for example, displayed on the user U.
The passenger of vehicle 200 operates terminal device 100 to receive the ride of user U. Upon receiving the riding of the user U, the plan setting unit 330 sets a traveling plan from the riding position of the user U to the destination. The plan setting unit 330 updates the vehicle operation information 386 based on the determined route. The plan setting unit 330 transmits information on the route to the terminal device 100.
Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM4 showing the route, current position, riding position, destination, and the like of the vehicle 200 displayed on the terminal device 100. Further, the plan setting unit 330 transmits information relating to the travel plan to the vehicle 200. At this time, plan setting unit 330 temporarily charges user U who wishes to take a car. The vehicle 200 rides the user U at the riding position and travels on the route to the destination based on the received travel plan.
[ ride together ]
The vehicle 200 that has the user U ride on the destination may ride another user U (second user) on the route before or on the way to the destination.
When vehicle 200 is driven by user U (first user) on the vehicle, information providing unit 340 of vehicle information providing device 300 provides vehicle driving information 386 of vehicle 200 toward the outside of the vehicle. Here, the provision toward the outside of the vehicle means that, for example, the information providing unit 340 provides the vehicle operation information 386 to the outside (for example, the outside of the vehicle) of the terminal device 100 or the like via the internet of the network NW.
The user U (second user) who wishes to ride the ride enters the destination on the input screen of the ride sharing application of the terminal device 100.
The terminal device 100 receives an input of a destination by the user U who wishes to have a ride based on the search query. The input of the destination is, for example, input by character input from the display unit 120. The input of the destination may be performed by a device that detects voice, brain waves, posture, and line of sight, in addition to character input.
Based on the vehicle operation information 386, the plan setting unit 330 selects a vehicle 200 in which a travel plan for traveling toward or through the destination of the user U who wishes to ride on is set, a vehicle 200 in which the distance to the user U is within a predetermined range, a vehicle 200 in which a travel plan is set according to conditions relating to the vehicle 200, or the like.
The vehicle 200 in which the travel plan is set according to the conditions related to the vehicle 200 is, for example, the vehicle 200 that has moved to the destination under the route guidance of the navigation device of the vehicle 200. The schedule setting unit 330 requests the user U to select any one of the vehicles 200 described above, for example, via the terminal device 100. The terminal device 100 may display the vehicle 200 according to the destination or the like.
The user U selects a vehicle 200 traveling toward his destination from among the plurality of vehicles 200 displayed on the display unit 120, for example. The user U may select the vehicle 200 whose distance from the user U is within a predetermined range, or may select the vehicle 200 whose travel plan is set according to the condition related to the vehicle 200. However, when the vehicle 200 traveling toward its own destination is selected, the degree of change is reduced in the change of the travel plan.
The information providing unit 340 provides information related to the vehicle 200 to the terminal device 100 of the user U who wishes to ride. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM5 showing the position of the vehicle 200 traveling toward the same destination.
The display unit 120 of the terminal device 100 displays, for example, an image IM5 of the vehicle 200 located within a predetermined range centered on the current position on the map. When the user U clicks the vehicle 200 in the image IM5, an image IM6 showing information of the vehicle 200 is displayed. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM6 showing information of the vehicle 200 traveling toward the destination.
The image IM6 displays, for example, a destination, an expected arrival time to the current location, a desired arrival time to the destination, an available seat, and a fee, and also displays buttons for inputting a riding desire to the vehicle 200. The user U inputs a riding desire for the vehicle 200 by touching the image IM6 on the screen of the terminal device 100.
Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an image IM7 for inputting information displayed on the terminal device 100. When the user U performs such an operation as to desire to ride the vehicle 200 through the terminal device 100, the terminal device 100 displays an image IM7 for inputting a position (desired riding position) at which the user U desires to ride the vehicle 200. Since vehicle 200 is operating or is scheduled to operate according to a predetermined travel plan, plan setting unit 330 adjusts the riding time of user U.
Here, information on the attribute of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 may be displayed in the image IM 7. For example, when the user U presses a button such as "user attribute" provided in the image IM7, the image can be switched in the terminal device 100, and "the passenger (1): male 50-60 years old, rider (2): female age 30-40, passenger (3): female 20-30 years old ", etc. The user U may determine whether or not the vehicle is driven by referring to the information on the attribute. In addition to the information related to the attribute of the image IM6, more detailed information such as an outline may be displayed in association with the user U.
After the user U specifies the riding position, the fellow passenger information 101 including the ID of the user U, the ID of the vehicle 200 desired to be ridden, the current position of the user U, and the desired riding position is transmitted to the vehicle information providing device 300. The fellow passenger information 101 may include attribute information of the user U. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the fellow passenger information 101.
Upon receiving the passenger information 101, the plan setting unit 330 newly derives a changed travel plan (second travel plan) in which the user U (first user) who is traveling in the vehicle 200 and the user U who wishes to ride together are moved on the (second) route for riding the user U (second user) who wishes to ride together by changing the (first) route of the vehicle 200 traveling according to the (first) travel plan.
In order to allow the user U who wishes to ride the vehicle on the bus, the vehicle 200 travels on a route which is a detour more than the current route. At this time, plan setting unit 330 determines whether or not the user in vehicle 200 can move to the destination before the desired arrival time (first time) before the change when traveling according to the changed travel plan.
When determining that the user U riding in the vehicle 200 can move to the destination before the desired arrival time before the change in the travel plan after the change, the plan setting unit 330 causes the communication unit 310 to transmit information inquiring whether or not to accept the permission for the ride of the user U who wishes to ride the vehicle to the terminal device 100 used by the user U riding in the vehicle 200. The terminal device 100 used by the user U riding in the vehicle 200 displays an image IM8 asking whether to accept the ride.
Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an image IM8 which inquires whether or not to accept the ride-through when the destination can be reached by the arrival time. The terminal device 100 displaying the image IM8 transmits information to the effect that the user U is permitted to ride along.
When the communication unit 310 receives the information to the effect that the ride-sharing is permitted, the plan setting unit 330 sets the travel plan after the change as the travel plan instead of the travel plan before the change. For example, when the desired arrival time is set to 15, if it is predicted that the vehicle 200 currently traveling will arrive 15 times ahead of the arrival destination, the changed travel plan can be set as the travel plan.
At this time, the plan setting unit 330 discounts the temporarily calculated fee of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 by a predetermined discount rate unit (first discount rate unit). The discount may be done by issuing a coupon or the discount may be done by points.
When plan setting unit 330 determines that user U riding in vehicle 200 cannot be moved to the destination before the desired arrival time before the change in the travel plan after the change, plan setting unit 330 causes communication unit 310 to transmit information inquiring whether or not to accept permission for co-riding by user U riding in vehicle 200 to terminal device 100 used by user U riding in vehicle 200. The terminal device 100 used by the user U riding in the vehicle 200 displays an image IM9 asking whether the ride-by-ride is received beyond the desired arrival time.
Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an image IM9 which inquires whether or not to accept the ride-through when the destination cannot be reached at the arrival time. The terminal device 100 displaying the image IM9 transmits information to the effect that the user U is permitted to ride along.
When the communication unit 310 receives the information to the effect that the ride-sharing is permitted, the plan setting unit 330 sets the travel plan after the change as the travel plan instead of the travel plan before the change. For example, when the desired arrival time is set to 15, if it is predicted that the vehicle 200 currently traveling will arrive at the destination 15 minutes later, the changed travel plan can be set as the travel plan.
At this time, the plan setting unit 330 discounts the temporarily calculated fee of the first user by a discount rate unit (second discount rate unit) higher than the discount rate unit in the case where the first user arrives at the destination before the desired arrival time. That is, when the arrival time of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 is delayed, the plan setting unit 330 presents a higher discount rate amount to promote the user U riding in the vehicle 200 to permit the ride-through.
When the communication unit 310 receives the information to the effect that the ride-sharing is permitted, the plan setting unit 330 sets the travel plan after the change as the travel plan instead of the travel plan before the change. For example, the plan setting unit 330 transmits the changed travel plan to the vehicle 200. The vehicle 200 travels on a route that enables the user U who wishes to ride on the same floor based on the changed travel plan. When the vehicle 200 arrives at the destination and a plurality of users 20 get off, the plan setting unit 330 actually charges the respective users 20.
[ treatment sequence ]
Next, the association of processing between the respective configurations of the vehicle information providing system 1 will be described. Fig. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a process between the respective configurations of the vehicle information providing system 1.
First, the terminal device 100 receives an input of a destination of the first user U1 who wants to get on the vehicle 200 and move to the destination, and transmits information including the destination to the vehicle information providing device 300 (1). The vehicle information providing device 300 searches for a destination, selects a vehicle 200 that can be deployed to the searched destination, and transmits information on a route to the destination of the selected vehicle 200 (2).
Next, the terminal device 100 receives the riding desire input by the first user U1 to desire to ride the vehicle 200, and transmits the received information relating to the riding desire to the vehicle information providing device 300 (3). The vehicle information provision device 300 provisionally charges the first user U1 based on the riding desire of the user U (4). The vehicle information providing device 300 sets a travel plan of a route to the set destination, and transmits the set travel plan to the vehicle 200 (5).
The terminal device 100 receives the input of the destination of the user U desiring to get on the ride, and transmits the received destination to the vehicle information providing device 300 (6). The vehicle information providing device 300 selects the vehicle 200 that is traveling toward or is scheduled to travel toward the destination input by the user U who wishes to ride on, and provides the terminal device 100 with information of the selected vehicle 200 (7).
When receiving the selection of the vehicle 200 traveling to the destination by the second user U2 desiring to ride together by the operation of the user U desiring to ride together, the terminal device 100 transmits the riding desire for the vehicle 200 and the passenger information 101 for riding together with the vehicle 200 to the vehicle information providing device 300 (8).
The vehicle information providing device 300 notifies the vehicle 200 of the riding desire and requests permission for changing the travel route and the arrival time (9). The vehicle 200 transmits the permission for the ride-sharing to the vehicle information providing device 300 by the operation of the passenger (10). After receiving the permission to ride the fellow passenger, the vehicle information providing device 300 changes the travel plan of the vehicle 200 based on the passenger information 101, and transmits the route information based on the travel plan to the terminal device 100 (11). The terminal device 100 transmits a notification of the riding decision to the vehicle 200 by an input operation of the user U who wishes to ride the vehicle (12).
The vehicle information provision device 300 provisionally charges the second user U2 based on the determination of the riding of the user U who wishes to ride the vehicle (13). The vehicle information provision device 300 transmits the travel plan for the second user U2 to ride to the vehicle 200 (14). The vehicle information providing device 300 actually charges (15) and (16) the first user U1 and the second user U2 when the first user U1 and the second user U2 get off the vehicle.
[ treatment procedure ]
Next, a process performed by the vehicle information providing device 300 will be described. Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing performed by the vehicle information providing device 300.
The acquisition unit 320 acquires the destination of the user U (first user) (step S100). Next, the plan setting unit 330 determines a travel plan based on the destination (step S102). Next, the plan setting unit 330 transmits the travel plan to the vehicle 200 (step S104). The vehicle 200 travels toward a destination in order to ride a user. Next, plan setting unit 330 causes information providing unit 340 to provide the traveling plan of traveling vehicle 200 to the outside of the vehicle (step S106).
Next, the plan setting unit 330 determines whether or not there is an empty seat in the vehicle 200 in which a passenger is expected to ride (step S108). Next, when there is an empty seat, the acquisition unit 320 acquires the destination of the user U (second user) who wishes to ride the seat (step S110). When there is no empty seat, the vehicle information providing device 300 ends the processing of the flowchart, and the vehicle 200 travels to the destination.
Next, the plan setting unit 330 selects the vehicle 200 that can be ridden together and corresponds to the destination (step S112). Next, the plan setting unit 330 determines whether or not the vehicle 200 desired to be ridden is selected (step S114). Next, when the vehicle 200 is selected, the acquisition unit 320 acquires the passenger information 101 of the user U who wishes to take a ride (step S116). If the vehicle 200 is not selected, the schedule setting unit 330 proceeds to the process of step S132.
Next, the plan setting unit 330 derives the travel plan based on the occupant information 101, and presents the travel route to the terminal device 100 of the user U who wishes to take the ride (step S118). Next, the plan setting unit 330 determines whether or not the user U desiring to ride the car has decided the car, based on the notification from the terminal device 100 of the user U desiring to ride the car (step S120).
When the user U who wishes to ride together decides the ride, the plan setting unit 330 derives the travel plan for riding the user U who wishes to ride together, and determines whether or not the user U can arrive at the destination before the arrival desire time of the user U who has already been seated in the vehicle 200 (step S122). Next, the plan setting unit 330 displays a notification requesting permission of a change in route and a change in arrival time on the terminal device 100 of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 (step S124).
Next, plan setting unit 330 determines whether or not user U riding in vehicle 200 permits the ride-together based on the reply from terminal device 100 of user U riding in vehicle 200 (step S126).
Next, when the user U riding in the vehicle 200 permits the ride-through, the plan setting unit 330 discounts the fee of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 by a predetermined discount rate unit (first discount rate unit), and temporarily charges the user U who wishes to ride-through and performs a charging process (step S128). When the user U riding in the vehicle 200 does not permit the ride-sharing, the plan setting unit 330 returns to the process of step S108.
Next, the plan setting unit 330 transmits the derived travel plan to the vehicle 200 (step S130). Next, the schedule setting unit 330 determines whether or not the vehicle 200 has reached the destination (step S132). When the destination is reached, the plan setting unit 330 performs the charging process for the actual charging at the timing when each user U gets off the vehicle (step S134), and then ends the process of the flowchart. When the destination is not reached, the schedule setting unit 330 returns to the process of step S108.
If a negative determination is made in step S122, the plan setting unit 330 displays a notification requesting permission of a change of the route and a delay in arrival time in the terminal device 100 of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 (step S136). Next, the plan setting unit 330 determines whether the user U riding in the vehicle 200 permits the ride-through based on the reply from the terminal device 100 of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 (step S138).
Next, when the user U riding in the vehicle 200 permits the ride-through, the plan setting unit 330 discounts the fee of the user U riding in the vehicle 200 by a discount rate unit (second discount rate unit) having a discount rate larger than the first discount rate unit, and temporarily charges the user U desiring the ride-through to perform the charging process (step S140). When the user U riding in the vehicle 200 does not permit the ride-sharing, the plan setting unit 330 returns to the process of step S108.
According to the vehicle information providing system 1 described above, when the second user rides on the vehicle 200 on which the first user rides and travels toward the destination, the route of the vehicle 200 can be changed so that the second user rides on the vehicle. In this case, the vehicle information providing system 1 can change the route of the vehicle 200 and discount the fee of the first user based on the permission of the first user when the first user cannot reach the destination before the desired arrival time of the first user.
While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the vehicle information providing system 1 is designed to discount the fee of the user U who is riding in the vehicle 200 when the fellow passenger is riding together, but may discount the fee of the user U even when it takes time due to the situation of the vehicle 200 side such as fuel filling, charging, and car washing.
Description of reference numerals
1 · vehicle information providing system, 100-1, 100-2 · terminal device, 101 · occupant information, 110 · information acquiring section, 120 · display section, 130 · communication section, 200 · vehicle, 210 · outside monitoring unit, 220 · communication device, 230 · navigation device, 234 · GNSS receiver, 234 · receiver, 236 · navigation control device, 240 · recommended lane determining device, 250 · autopilot control unit, 260 · driving force output device, 262 · brake device, 264 · steering device, 300 · vehicle information providing device, 310 · communication section, 320 · acquiring section, 330 · plan setting section, 340 · information providing section, 380 · storage section, 382 · user information, 384 · destination data, 386 · vehicle operation information.
