Vehicle, information processing apparatus, method of information processing, and program
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNozomi KANEKO, Hiromichi DOGISHI, Masaki SHITARA, Keiji YAMASHITA, Naoki YAMAMURO, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Ryoichi SHIRAISHI
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute: outputting, when detecting or estimating travel inability of an own vehicle, information regarding a request for receiving an article provided from another vehicle to avoid the travel inability. The control unit performs, when determining that a request vehicle outputs the information regarding the request, a prescribed process for providing an article corresponding to the request to the request vehicle.
Claims4
A vehicle comprising a control unit, wherein
- the control unit is configured to execute:
- detecting or estimating travel inability of an own vehicle that travels autonomously;
- outputting, when detecting or estimating the travel inability of the own vehicle, information regarding a request for receiving an article provided from another vehicle to avoid the travel inability;
- determining that a request vehicle that is other than the own vehicle outputs the information regarding the request;
- and
- performing, when determining that the request vehicle outputs the information regarding the request, a prescribed process for providing an article corresponding to the request to the request vehicle, the article being included in the own vehicle.
An information processing apparatus, comprising a control unit, wherein
- the control unit is configured to execute:
- selecting, when detecting or estimating travel inability of a first vehicle that travels autonomously, a second vehicle that travels autonomously and that is able to provide an article for avoiding the travel inability to the first vehicle;
- generating an operation command commanding the second vehicle to move to a location where the second vehicle provides the article to the first vehicle and to provide the article;
- and
- transmitting the operation command to the second vehicle.
A method of information processing, wherein
- a computer executes:
- detecting or estimating travel inability of an own vehicle that travels autonomously;
- outputting, when detecting or estimating the travel inability of the own vehicle, information regarding a request for receiving an article provided from another vehicle to avoid the travel inability;
- determining that a request vehicle that is other than the own vehicle outputs the information regarding the request;
- and
- performing, when determining that the request vehicle outputs the information regarding the request, a prescribed process for providing an article corresponding to the request to the request vehicle, the article being included in the own vehicle.
A program causing a computer to execute:
- detecting or estimating travel inability of an own vehicle that travels autonomously;
- outputting, when detecting or estimating the travel inability of the own vehicle, information regarding a request for receiving an article provided from another vehicle to avoid the travel inability;
- determining that a request vehicle that is other than the own vehicle outputs the information regarding the request;
- and
- performing, when determining that the request vehicle outputs the information regarding the request, a prescribed process for providing an article corresponding to the request to the request vehicle, the article being included in the own vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.