Autonomous driving vehicle and driverless transportation system

A method of controlling a user terminal including at least one communication interface configured to communicate with a vehicle control device of an autonomous driving vehicle and a server over a network, the method comprising:

• transmitting, to the server via the at least one communication interface, a vehicle allocation request for the autonomous driving vehicle, the vehicle allocation request including a pick-up position desired by a user;
• performing first authentication processing with the vehicle control device of the autonomous driving vehicle to unlock at least one of a plurality of locks of the autonomous driving vehicle, the first authentication processing including controlling a display to display first authentication information in a format of a quick response (QR) code, or transmitting the first authentication information in a format of a PIN code from the user terminal to the vehicle control device;
• and
• receiving, after the first authentication processing has completed, from the vehicle control device, via the at least one communication interface, second authentication information that, when provided to the vehicle control device, causes the autonomous driving vehicle to start or to be permitted to start, wherein
• the second authentication information, in response to being provided to the vehicle control device, causes the autonomous driving vehicle to initiate autonomous travel.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by a processors of a user terminal, cause the user terminal to:

• transmit, to a server via at least one communication interface, a vehicle allocation request for an autonomous driving vehicle, the vehicle allocation request including a pick-up position desired by a user;
• perform first authentication processing with a vehicle control device of the autonomous driving vehicle to unlock at least one of a plurality of locks of the autonomous driving vehicle, the first authentication processing including controlling a display to display first authentication information in a format of a quick response (QR) code, or transmitting the first authentication information in a format of a PIN code from the user terminal to the vehicle control device;
• and
• receive, after the first authentication processing has completed, from the vehicle control device, via the at least one communication interface, second authentication information that, when provided to the vehicle control device, causes the autonomous driving vehicle to start or to be permitted to start, wherein
• the second authentication information, in response to being provided to the vehicle control device, causes the autonomous driving vehicle to initiate autonomous travel.