Control device, control method, and program

A control device of a mobile object that at least temporarily leads a user, comprising:

• an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a movement direction of the user;
• a region setting unit configured to set a predetermined region based on the mobile object;
• a target position determination unit configured to determine a target position to which the mobile object will move on the basis of the movement direction and the predetermined region;
• and
• a traveling control unit configured to control a driving device attached to the mobile object so that the mobile object moves to the target position.

A control method comprising:

• by a control device of a mobile object that at least temporarily leads a user,
• acquiring information on a movement direction of the user;
• setting a predetermined region based on the mobile object;
• determining a target position to which the mobile object will move on the basis of the movement direction and the predetermined region, and
• controlling a driving device attached to the mobile object so that the mobile object moves to the target position.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program causing a control device of a mobile object that at least temporarily leads a user to execute:

• acquiring information on a movement direction of the user,
• setting a predetermined region based on the mobile object,
• determining a target position to which the mobile object will move on the basis of the movement direction and the predetermined region, and
• controlling a driving device attached to the mobile object so that the mobile object moves to the target position.