公开(公告)号：US20200284593A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16883439

申请日：2020-05-26

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Junya WATANABE ,  Hideyuki MATSUI ,  Norihiro TAKAHASHI

IPC: G01C21/32 ,  G06F16/29 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W4/40 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: A map information update system includes a map database; a server; a vehicle position recognition unit configured to recognizes a vehicle position of a vehicle on a map; an external environment information generation unit configured to generate external environment information related to an external environment of the vehicle in association with the vehicle position on the map based on the vehicle position on the map and a detection result of a sensor mounted on the vehicle; a map freshness calculation unit configured to calculate map freshness per area set in advance on map information; a awarding unit configured to award a user of the vehicle or the vehicle an incentive point which is set in advance in accordance with the map freshness of the area corresponding to the external environment information, when the external environment information is transmitted to the server from the vehicle; and a user interaction unit.

公开(公告)号：US20200242529A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16848164

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Junya WATANABE ,  Yuji SASAKI ,  Seiji ARAKAWA ,  Naotoshi KADOTANI ,  Masafumi HAYAKAWA ,  Takashi HAYASHI

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: A server includes a unit obtaining a position of a registered vehicle, a unit obtaining a vehicle dispatch position, a unit determining a candidate vehicle based on the vehicle dispatch position and the position of the registered vehicle, a unit transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle to a user device, a unit receiving information for identifying a dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting a vehicle dispatch position to the dispatch vehicle. The user device includes a unit receiving the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, a unit displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, an unit accepting a user operation for selecting the dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting the information for identifying the dispatch vehicle to the server.

公开(公告)号：US20190122561A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16168283

申请日：2018-10-23

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Takenori SHIMIZU ,  Naoki KUROKAWA ,  Junya WATANABE ,  Jun GOTO ,  Koji KAWASAKI

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G01C21/34

Abstract: If a vehicle with a user on board becomes undrivable due to insufficient power, a server uses first information, second information, and third information to set a vehicle-switching location between a current location of the vehicle and a destination, and dispatches a vehicle to the vehicle-switching location. When the vehicle joins the vehicle at the vehicle-switching location, the vehicle travels toward the destination with the user on board. After the user gets off the vehicle, the vehicle travels by self-driving toward a charging station. The first information is positional information of the charging station. The second information is information on a self-driving route of the vehicle from the vehicle-switching location to the charging station. The third information is information indicating reliability about whether or not the vehicle can arrive at the charging station by self-driving.

公开(公告)号：US20190122560A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16161841

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Jun GOTO ,  Naoki KUROKAWA ,  Takenori SHIMIZU ,  Junya WATANABE ,  Koji KAWASAKI

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60W30/06 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G1/14

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch method is a method for dispatching vehicles by a server, each of the vehicles being configured to perform automated driving. The vehicle dispatch method includes first to fifth steps. The first step is a step of dispatching, the vehicle to a current location of a user. The second step is a step of dispatching, the vehicle with no driver on board to a destination of the user using positional information of the destination. The third step is a step of, when the vehicle arrives at the destination, parking the vehicle at a parking space. The fourth step is a step of, when it is detected that the vehicle with the user on board approaches the parking space, moving the vehicle from the parking space. The fifth step is a step of parking the vehicle at the parking space where the vehicle has been parked.

公开(公告)号：US20190108539A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16126431

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Junya WATANABE ,  Seiji ARAKAWA ,  Yuji SASAKI ,  Masafumi HAYAKAWA ,  Naotoshi KADOTANI ,  Takashi HAYASHI

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A vehicle dispatch device is configured to dispatch a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to a user, the device includes: a search unit configured to search for a first alternative moving object when the vehicle cannot continue the autonomous driving to the destination during the autonomous driving of the vehicle on which the user is boarded, the first alternative moving object to which the user can transfer at a boarding position which is within a predetermined distance from a position on a route to an end position of the autonomous driving of the vehicle, within a predetermined time from alighting from the vehicle; and a grant unit configured to grant a reward to the user when the first alternative moving object does not exist.

公开(公告)号：US20190061688A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16055513

申请日：2018-08-06

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Junya WATANABE

IPC: B60R25/24 ,  B60R25/20 ,  B60R25/045 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: When an autonomous driving vehicle picks a user up, a control device performs departure condition confirmation processing. The departure condition confirmation processing includes first authentication processing that performs authentication of the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle based on first authentication information, door lock release processing that releases a door lock in response to the completion of the first authentication processing, second authentication information provision processing that makes the user acquire second authentication information different from the first authentication information in response to the completion of the first authentication processing, second authentication processing that performs authentication of the user inside a vehicle cabin of the autonomous driving vehicle based on the second authentication information, and start permission processing that permits the start of the autonomous driving vehicle in a case where the second authentication processing is completed.

公开(公告)号：US20180224858A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15888225

申请日：2018-02-05

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Junya WATANABE ,  Hideyuki MATSUI

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G09B19/00

Abstract: An autonomous driving device includes a route acquisition unit, a vehicle position determination unit, a stop section estimation unit, an intention confirmation unit, a reward provision unit configured to provide reward for getting off the vehicle in a case where the intention confirmation unit confirms that the occupant has the intention to get off the vehicle, and a traveling controller configured to perform an autonomous driving control and to stop a vehicle before the vehicle arrives at an autonomous driving stop section in a case where the intention confirmation unit confirms that an occupant has the intention to get off the vehicle while the autonomous driving control is being performed.