Driving authorization transfer determination device

A driving authorization transfer determination device that determines whether transfer of driving authorization from an automated driving controller of a vehicle to a driver is acceptable or unacceptable, the device comprising:

• a processor to execute a program;
• and
• a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of,
• making a display device inside the vehicle output a message that requests a performance of a task involving reading a sentence,
• acquiring, in response to the message outputted by the display device, a voice of the driver reading the sentence as an accomplishment result of the task from an input device inside the vehicle,
• determining whether the transfer is acceptable or unacceptable based on the accomplishment result of the task, and
• outputting a determination result as to whether the transfer is acceptable or unacceptable to the automated driving controller.

A driving authorization transfer determination device that determines whether transfer of driving authorization from an automated driving controller of a vehicle to a driver is acceptable or unacceptable, the device comprising:

• a processor to execute a program;
• and
• a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of,
• making an output device inside the vehicle output a message that requests a performance of a task involving continuous speech or body movement for a predetermined period of time,
• acquiring, in response to the message outputted by the output device, an accomplishment result of the task from an input device inside the vehicle,
• determining whether the transfer is acceptable or unacceptable based on the accomplishment result of the task,
• outputting a determination result as to whether the transfer is acceptable or unacceptable to the automated driving controller,
• extracting an appearance feature of the driver from a captured image of the driver, and
• comparing the appearance feature after driving authorization was previously transferred with the current appearance feature, and if both the appearance features are different, notifying the output device of the difference before driving authorization is transferred from the automated driving controller to the driver.