Information processing apparatus, moving apparatus, and method, and program

A moving apparatus that is switchable between automatic driving and manual driving, the moving apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• acquire driver information of a driver of the moving apparatus;
• acquire environmental information of the moving apparatus;
• received from an input device takeover refusal information for a driver to refuse driving takeover to change automatic driving of the moving apparatus to manual driving;
• check a switching point from automatic driving to manual driving on a basis of the environmental information acquired by the environmental information acquisition device;
• execute a manual driving return request notification to the driver before reaching the switching point;
• detect an input of takeover refusal information indicating an intention of the driver to refuse driving takeover to change automatic driving of a vehicle to manual driving;
• generate options of an evacuation process that is selectable before the takeover refusal information is input;
• present the options to the driver after the takeover refusal information is input;
• and
• execute the evacuation process of the moving apparatus corresponding to the selected option by the driver.

An information processing method to be executed by processing circuitry, the method comprising:

• detecting an input of takeover refusal information indicating an intention of a driver to refuse driving takeover to change automatic driving of a vehicle to manual driving;
• generating options of an evacuation process that is selectable before the takeover refusal information is input;
• presenting the options to the driver after the takeover refusal information is input;
• and
• executing the evacuation process corresponding to the selected option by the driver.

An information processing method to be executed in a moving apparatus, the moving apparatus being switchable between automatic driving and manual driving, the method comprising:

• acquiring driver information of a driver of the moving apparatus;
• acquiring environmental information of the moving apparatus;
• and
• by processing circuitry:
• checking a switching point from automatic driving to manual driving on a basis of the acquired environmental information and
• executing a manual driving return request notification to the driver before reaching the switching point,
• detecting an input of takeover refusal information indicating an intention of the driver to refuse driving takeover to change automatic driving of the moving apparatus to manual driving,
• generating options of an evacuation process that is selectable before the takeover refusal information is input;
• presenting the options to the driver after the takeover refusal information is input;
• and
• executing the evacuation process of the moving apparatus corresponding to the selected option by the driver.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, causes the processing circuitry to perform an information processing method comprising:

• detecting an input to a system of takeover refusal information indicating an intention of a driver to refuse driving takeover to change automatic driving of a vehicle to manual driving;
• generating options of an evacuation process that is selectable before the takeover refusal information is input;
• presenting the options to the driver after the takeover refusal information is input;
• and
• executing the evacuation process of the vehicle corresponding to the selected option by the driver.