Method and apparatus for managing operation of transportation service vehicle, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

An apparatus for managing operation of an autonomous transportation service vehicle driven automatically, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a program memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the program memory storing a plurality of instructions configured to cause the at least one processor to:
• receive an application from a mobile terminal for a reservation for at least one of a point and a time at which a first autonomous transportation service vehicle is to be stopped;
• detect, by using an operation schedule database, an overlap between the reservation and an operation schedule related to a stopping point and a stopping time of each of other autonomous transportation service vehicles operated in a region where the first autonomous transportation service vehicle is operated;
• determine, by using a priority decision unit, a priority between the first autonomous transportation service vehicle and a second autonomous transportation service vehicle having an operation schedule overlapping with the reservation among the other autonomous transportation service vehicles, based on at least a service type of each of the first autonomous transportation service vehicle and the second autonomous transportation service vehicle;
• notify, via the mobile terminal, the user of approval or disapproval of the reservation determined based on the priority;
• and
• when the overlap is detected, stop one of the first autonomous transportation service vehicle and the second autonomous transportation service vehicle, which is a vehicle arriving earlier, at a position offset from an original stopping position to ensure a stopping place of a vehicle arriving later.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for managing operation of an autonomous transportation service vehicle driven automatically, the program comprising a plurality of instructions configured to cause at least one processor to:

• receive an application from a mobile terminal for a reservation for at least one of a point and a time at which a first autonomous transportation service vehicle is to be stopped;
• detect, using an operation schedule database, an overlap between the reservation and an operation schedule related to a stopping point and a stopping time of each of other autonomous transportation service vehicles operated in a region where the first autonomous transportation service vehicle is operated;
• determine, using a priority decision unit, a priority between the first autonomous transportation service vehicle and a second autonomous transportation service vehicle having an operation schedule overlapping with the reservation among the other autonomous transportation service vehicles, based on at least a service type of each of the first autonomous transportation service vehicle and the second autonomous transportation service vehicle;
• and
• notify, via the mobile terminal, a user of approval or disapproval of the reservation determined based on the priority;
• and
• when the overlap is detected, stop one of the first autonomous transportation service vehicle and the second autonomous transportation service vehicle, which is a vehicle arriving earlier, at a position offset from an original stopping position to ensure a stopping place of a vehicle arriving later.