Vehicle allocation apparatus and vehicle allocation method

A vehicle allocation apparatus that selects a vehicle to be dispatched from among a plurality of vehicles on standby, the vehicle allocation apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in which a program executable by the processor is stored, wherein
• each of the plurality of vehicles includes
• a power reception apparatus configured to receive electric power from a power transmission apparatus, and
• a battery for traveling that is charged with electric power received by the power reception apparatus,
• the power transmission apparatus includes
• a contact power transmission apparatus configured to transmit electric power through a charging cable, and
• a wireless power transmission apparatus configured to wirelessly transmit electric power,
• the power reception apparatus includes at least one of a contact power reception apparatus that receives electric power from the contact power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus that receives electric power from the wireless power transmission apparatus, and
• the processor
• obtains power reception information including information on a power reception form of the power reception apparatus of each of the plurality of vehicles,
• obtains power transmission information including information on a power transmission form of the power transmission apparatus available on a travel path through which each of the plurality of vehicles can travel, and
• selects as the vehicle to be dispatched from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle that can receive electric power from the power transmission apparatus on the travel path, based on the power reception information and the power transmission information.