Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a control unit configured to:
• calculate a recognition level of recognition of a first vehicle, wherein
• the information processing apparatus is implementable in one of a second vehicle or an infrastructure facility, and
• the recognition level includes a quantized recognition level value;
• compare the quantized recognition level value with a threshold value;
• and
• control at least one function of the second vehicle based on the quantized recognition level value that is equal to or less than the threshold value.

An information processing system, comprising:

• a first vehicle;
• and
• a second vehicle configured to:
• recognize the first vehicle;
• calculate a first recognition level of the recognition of the first vehicle by the second vehicle, wherein the first recognition level includes a quantized recognition level value;
• and
• transmit the first recognition level to the first vehicle,
• wherein the first vehicle is configured to:
• receive the first recognition level from the second vehicle;
• compare the quantized recognition level value with a threshold value;
• and
• control at least one function of the first vehicle based on the quantized recognition level value that is equal to or less than the threshold value.

An information processing method, comprising:

• in an information processing apparatus implementable in a first vehicle:
• receiving, by a receiving unit of the information processing apparatus, a recognition level of recognition of the first vehicle, wherein
• the recognition level is calculated by an external device that is external to the first vehicle, and
• the recognition level includes a quantized recognition level value;
• comparing the quantized recognition level value with a threshold value;
• and
• controlling, by a control unit of the information processing apparatus, at least one function of the first vehicle based on the quantized recognition level value that is equal to or less than the threshold value.