JP2022144271A - Device, method, and program for driving control - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a device, method, and program for driving control, which provide a user friendly remote driving service.SOLUTION: A drive control device disclosed herein comprises an acquisition unit, selection unit, and replacement unit. The acquisition unit acquires driving skill information regarding driving skill of a user driving a remotely controllable vehicle and difficulty level information regarding the level of difficulty of a road the user is traveling on. The selection unit selects a plurality of users to take turn driving according to the driving skill information and the difficulty level information. The replacement unit replaces vehicles driven by the plurality of users selected by the selection unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an operation control device, an operation control method and an operation control program.

In recent years, a remote driving service has been proposed in which a vehicle in which a user has boarded is remotely driven by another user.

JP 2021-26558 A

However, in the above, there is room for improvement in terms of providing remote driving services that are easier for users to use.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an operation control device, an operation control method, and an operation control program capable of providing a user-friendly remote operation service.

An operation control device according to the present application includes an acquisition unit, a selection unit, and a replacement unit. The acquisition unit acquires driving skill information relating to the driving skill of a user who drives a remotely controllable vehicle, and difficulty level information relating to the difficulty level of a road on which the user is traveling. The selection unit selects a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information. The replacement unit replaces the vehicles driven by the plurality of users selected by the selection unit.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to provide a user-friendly remote operation service.

Drawing 1 is a figure showing an example of operation control processing concerning an embodiment. Drawing 2 is a figure showing an example of the operation control system concerning an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information database according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a difficulty level database according to the embodiment; 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by a control unit according to the embodiment; FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form (it describes as "embodiment" hereafter) for implementing the operation control apparatus which concerns on this application, the operation control method, and the operation control program is demonstrated in detail, referring drawings. Note that the operation control device, the operation control method, and the operation control program according to the present application are not limited to this embodiment. Also, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

(embodiment)
[Outline of operation control processing]
First, an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Drawing 1 is a figure showing an example of operation control processing concerning an embodiment. The operation control process is a process performed by the operation control device 100 according to the embodiment executing the operation control method.

The operation control process according to the embodiment is based on the driving skills of the users A and B who drive a plurality of remotely controllable vehicles C1 and C2 and the degree of difficulty of the road, and the respective users A and B drive the vehicles. Vehicles C1 and C2 are exchanged only on some roads. As a result, user A with low driving skill can have user B with high driving skill remotely drive only a part of roads with high difficulty, for example.

A specific example of the operation control process will be described with reference to FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle C1 driven by a user A with low driving skill is about to travel on a narrow and winding road, that is, a highly difficult road. On the other hand, a vehicle C2 driven by a user B with high driving skill is about to run on a wide straight road with two lanes in each direction, that is, a road with a low degree of difficulty. A method of specifying the driving skill and difficulty level will be described later.

In the operation control process according to the embodiment, in such a situation, by switching the vehicles C1 and C2 driven by the users A and B respectively, the user A remotely drives the vehicle C2, and the user B drives the vehicle Remotely drive C1. Then, in the operation control process according to the embodiment, for example, when the user B finishes driving on a road with a high degree of difficulty, the change is restored so that the user A drives the vehicle C1 and the user B drives vehicle C2. In the following, when vehicles C1 and C2 and users A and B are not particularly distinguished, they may be collectively referred to as "vehicle C" or "user."

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 , the operation control device 100 first stores driving skill information about the driving skills of users A and B who drive remotely controllable vehicles C1 and C2, for example, the user Acquire from the user terminals 500a and 500b possessed by A and B (step S1). The driving skill information is, for example, information based on the history of the user's past driving operations, and the details of this point will be described later.

Subsequently, the operation control device 100 acquires difficulty level information regarding the difficulty level of the roads on which the users A and B are traveling (step S2). The difficulty level information is information based on the shape and size of the road, congestion status, etc. Details of such points will be described later. The difficulty level information can be obtained from, for example, a navigation device or the like provided in the vehicle C, or from a server (not shown).

Subsequently, the driving control device 100 selects a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information (step S3). For example, the operation control device 100 controls the user A, who has low driving skill (less than a predetermined value) and is about to drive on a road with a high difficulty level (above a predetermined value), and a user A with high driving skill and a low difficulty level. User B, who is about to run on the road, is selected as an object to be replaced. Further, the operation control device 100 may select a user who has previously traveled on a road with a high degree of difficulty as a replacement destination. Although FIG. 1 shows a case in which two users are selected as replacement targets, the number of users to be replaced may be three or more.

Subsequently, the operation control device 100 switches the vehicles C1 and C2 driven by the selected users A and B (step S4). That is, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the switching is performed so that the user A drives the vehicle C2 and the user B drives the vehicle C1. Note that, when the replacement is determined, the operation control device 100 may perform a preview display for each of the users A and B to be replaced, or perform a countdown display before the timing at which the replacement is performed.

Subsequently, when the driving of the users A and B is switched, the driving control device 100 receives the field-of-view images showing the fields of view of the users A and B and the driving operation (step S5). For the field of view image, for example, an image of a camera capable of capturing the surroundings of the vehicle C, such as a drive recorder, can be used.

Subsequently, the driving control device 100 switches the display destination of the visual field images of the users A and B to be replaced and the reflection of the driving operations of the users A and B. FIG. Specifically, the driving control device 100 reflects the visual field image of the user A and the driving operation of the user A on the vehicle C2, and reflects the visual field image of the user B and the driving operation of the user B on the vehicle C1. (Step S6). That is, by the operation control processing of the operation control device 100, the user A remotely drives the vehicle C2 in which the user B is riding, and the user B remotely drives the vehicle C1 in which the user A is riding. drive in As a result, the user A can have the user B remotely drive only some roads with a high degree of difficulty, so that the user A can safely and safely drive on the roads with a high degree of difficulty. can pass through. In addition, by allowing the driver to drive only a part of the roads remotely in this way, it is possible to promote the introduction of the remote driving system. That is, according to the operation control device 100 according to the embodiment, it is possible to provide a user-friendly remote operation service.

Note that the operation control device 100, for example, when the user B has passed through a road with a high degree of difficulty, or when the user A or the user B has requested to end the shunting, the operation control device 100 changes the driving of the vehicles C1 and C2. Undo the swap. That is, the operation control device 100 returns the replacement so that the user A drives the vehicle C1 and the user B drives the vehicle C2.

Moreover, although FIG. 1 shows an example in which driving is switched when both users A and B are driving, either of users A or B may not be driving. For example, user B in an office or the like may switch to drive the vehicle of user A who is driving.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle C is an automobile, but the vehicle C may be a working vehicle such as a construction machine or a machine tool. That is, the difficulty level of a road includes the difficulty level related to driving on a road defined by the Road Traffic Act and the difficulty level related to work at a workplace (an example of a road).

Hereinafter, the operation control device 100 that performs such operation control processing will be described in detail.

[Operation control system]
Next, a configuration example of a system including the operation control device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 .

[Components of operation control system]
Drawing 2 is a figure showing an example of operation control system 1 concerning an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation control system 1 includes components such as an operation control device 100, a user terminal 500 and a vehicle C (vehicle control device). Although not shown in FIG. 2, the operation control system 1 may include a plurality of operation control devices 100, a plurality of user terminals 500, and a plurality of vehicles C. The operation control system 1 may also include other components such as devices of entities (eg, vendors, end users) related to the operation control device 100 .

In the operation control system 1, the operation control device 100, the user terminal 500 and the vehicle C are each connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly. The network N is, for example, the Internet, a WAN (Wide Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), or the like. The components of the operation control system 1 can communicate with each other via the network N.

The operation control device 100 is an information processing device that executes the operation control method according to the embodiment. The operation control device 100 performs a process of exchanging the vehicles C driven by a plurality of users based on the driving skill of the user and the degree of difficulty of the road. Note that the operation control device 100 may be any type of information processing device including a server. A plurality of operation control devices 100 may provide functions of various servers such as a web server, an application server, and a database server. The details of the configuration example of the operation control device 100 will be described later.

A user terminal 500 is an information processing device used by a user. The user terminal 500 can transmit various types of information via various services on the Internet (for example, portal site, portal application). Also, the user terminal 500 can receive various information through these various services. The user terminal 500 can use any type of information processing device such as a smart phone, desktop PC, notebook PC, tablet PC, or the like.

Vehicle C is a vehicle that can be remotely controlled by operation control device 100 . Specifically, in the vehicle C, an operation control device 100 remotely controls a vehicle control device (ECU: Electronic Control Unit) that performs running control such as forward/backward movement, turning, acceleration/deceleration, and the like.

[Configuration of operation control device]
As shown in FIG. 2 , the operation control device 100 has a communication section 200 , a storage section 300 and a control section 400 . In addition, the operation control device 100 includes an input unit (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, etc.) that receives various operations from an administrator or the like who uses the operation control device 100, and a display unit (liquid crystal display, etc.) for displaying various information. may have.

(Communication unit 200)
The communication unit 200 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The communication unit 200 is connected to a network by wire or wirelessly. The communication unit 200 may be communicably connected to the user terminal 500 and the vehicle C via the network N. The communication unit 200 can transmit and receive information between the user terminal 500 and the vehicle C via the network.

(storage unit 300)
The storage unit 300 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. As shown in FIG. 2 , the storage unit 300 has a user information database 310 and a difficulty level database 320 .

(User information database 310)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the user information database 310 according to the embodiment. The user information database 310 stores various information about users.

In the example of FIG. 3, the user information database 310 has items such as "user ID" and "driving skill". The user information database 310 may further include user attribute information.

"User ID" indicates an identifier for identifying a user (also called "user"). "Driving skill" indicates information on the driving skill of the user.

For example, FIG. 4 shows that the user identified by the user ID "U01" has the driving skill "driving skill #1". User ID "U01" is, for example, a predetermined character string. The driving skill “driving skill #1” is, for example, a numerical score or a character string such as “high” or “low”.

(Difficulty level database 320)
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the difficulty level database 320 according to the embodiment. The difficulty level database 320 stores information about road difficulty levels. In the example of FIG. 4, the difficulty database 320 has items such as "road ID" and "difficulty". The difficulty level database 320 may include information such as road names and road positions.

"Road ID" indicates an identifier for identifying a road. "Difficulty" indicates information on the difficulty of driving on a road.

For example, FIG. 5 shows that the road identified by the road ID "R01" has a difficulty level of "difficulty #1". Road ID "R01" is, for example, a predetermined character string. The difficulty level “difficulty level #1” is, for example, a numerical score or a character string such as “high” or “low” or “difficult” or “easy”.

(control unit 400)
The control unit 400 is a controller, and for example, various programs (determination program (corresponding to an example of ) is implemented by using a RAM or the like as a work area. In addition, the control unit 400 is a controller, and may be implemented by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a GPGPU (General Purpose Graphic Processing Unit). .

The control unit 400 includes an acquisition unit 410, a selection unit 420, a replacement unit 430, and a provision unit 440, as shown in FIG. Run. Also, the control unit 400 can implement the operation control process described above with reference to FIG. One or more processors of the operation control device 100 can implement the functions of each control unit in the control unit 400 by executing instructions stored in one or more memories of the operation control device 100. can. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 400 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may be another configuration as long as it performs the operation control process described later. For example, the acquisition unit 410 may perform all or part of the information processing described below with respect to units other than the acquisition unit 410 .

Acquisition unit 410 acquires various types of information. For example, the acquisition unit 410 acquires driving skill information about the user's driving skill and registers it in the user information database 310 . The driving skill is calculated based on the user's past driving operations and the vehicle characteristics of the vehicle C, for example. Driving operations include, for example, accelerator operation, brake operation, and steering wheel operation. Vehicle characteristics also include body type (sedan, truck, minivan, etc.) and steering wheel position (right-hand drive or left-hand drive). For example, driving skill can be measured using the number of sudden accelerations and decelerations, the number of sudden turns, the number of traffic violations, the number of lane departures, the total mileage, the number of years of driving, and the vehicle characteristics as explanatory variables, and the driving skill score as the objective variable. It can be calculated using a learned model. The driving skill may be calculated by the acquisition unit 410, or the driving skill may be calculated in advance by the user terminal 500 or an in-vehicle device (navigation device, etc.). Alternatively, the driving skill may be obtained as calculated by a server (not shown).

In addition, the acquisition unit 410 acquires difficulty level information regarding the difficulty level of the road on which the user is traveling, and registers it in the difficulty level database. The degree of difficulty can be calculated based on the shape of the road, size (road width), road surface conditions (unevenness, wetness, freezing, etc.), congestion conditions, and the like. For example, the degree of difficulty is learned using information such as road shape, size (road width), road surface conditions (unevenness, wetness, freezing, etc.), congestion status, etc. as explanatory variables, and a score that indicates difficulty as an objective variable. It can be calculated using a model. The difficulty level may be calculated by the acquisition unit 410, or may be acquired in advance by the user terminal 500 or an in-vehicle device (navigation device, etc.). Alternatively, the difficulty level may be calculated by a server (not shown).

Further, when the rearward switching unit 430 determines to switch the driving of the vehicle C, the acquiring unit 410 acquires a visual field image showing the visual field of the user to be replaced and the driving operation of the user.

Selection unit 420 selects a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information. For example, when the difficulty of the road on which the first user travels is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and the difficulty of the road on which the second user travels is less than the threshold, the selection unit 420 selects the first user as the replacement target. and a second user. Further, when the driving skill of the first user is less than the predetermined threshold and the driving skill of the second user is equal to or greater than the threshold, the selection unit 420 selects the first user and the second user as replacement targets. choose who. Alternatively, the selection unit 420 determines whether the driving skill of the second user is higher than that of the first user, regardless of the above thresholds (threshold of driving skill and threshold of difficulty level), and The first user and the second user may be selected when the difficulty level of is low. In addition, when selecting the second user, the selection unit 420 has traveled on the road (high difficulty road) traveled by the first user in the past, or has traveled in the past A user whose frequency is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold may be selected as the second user.

The timing for performing the above-described selection process is, for example, when the difficulty of the road traveled by the first user whose driving skill is less than a predetermined threshold is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, the second user is selected. Select automatically. Alternatively, the selection unit 420 may select the second user when a driving change request is received from the first user. Alternatively, the selection unit 420 may select the first user when a driving change request is received from the second user.

The exchange unit 430 exchanges the vehicles C driven by a plurality of users (that is, the first user and the second user) selected by the selection unit 420 . Specifically, the switching unit 430 switches the display destination of the visual field image of the user to be replaced and the reflection destination of the driving operation of the user.

Then, for example, when a user who is driving remotely on a road with a high degree of difficulty passes through such a road, or when such a user requests termination of the replacement, the switching unit 430 may Undo the swap.

In addition, when a user who is remotely driving on a road with a high degree of difficulty makes a request to end the shunting in the middle of the road, the shunting unit 430 can be used with other users who have the same driving skill as the user. You may make it replace.

In addition, the replacement unit 430 may display a preview of the field of view image indicating the field of view of each of the plurality of users to be replaced before the replacement is performed. As a result, the user to be replaced can grasp the visual field image of the replacement destination in advance, so that the driving operation can be smoothly handed over to the replacement destination. The preview display can be displayed, for example, on a display unit of an in-vehicle device such as a navigation device. The preview display may also be performed when the replacement is restored.

In addition, the replacement unit 430 may perform countdown display for each of the plurality of users to be replaced before the timing at which the replacement is performed. As a result, the user can accurately grasp the timing of the change of driving, so that the driving operation can be smoothly handed over at the destination of the change. The countdown display can be displayed, for example, on a display unit of an in-vehicle device such as a navigation device. Also, the countdown display may be performed when the replacement is restored.

The providing unit 440 provides a benefit to the user who has become a replacement target. For example, the providing unit 440 remotely drives a road with a high degree of difficulty on behalf of the second user described above, that is, the first user who has low driving skill and travels on a road with a high degree of difficulty. A privilege is provided to the second user who does. The benefits are electronic money, cash vouchers, points, and the like. Also, the privilege may include a reward provided by the first user. The reward is, for example, electronic money, cash coupons, points, or the like.

Note that the control unit 400 may be configured so that the user can determine the replacement destination by viewing the replacement details via a predetermined application, for example. For example, the control unit 400 provides information on the replacement of the first user who desires replacement (difficulty of the road to travel on and benefits including rewards to be provided) to the second user via the app. . The second user may look at this information and select and notify the desired replacement destination.

[Processing flow]
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a procedure of processing by the control unit 400 of the operation control device 100 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by the control unit 400 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 400 first receives a driving change request from a user (step S101).

Subsequently, the control unit 400 acquires the user's driving skill information (step S102).

Subsequently, the control unit 400 acquires difficulty level information of the road on which the user is traveling (step S103).

Subsequently, the control unit 400 selects a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information (step S104).

Subsequently, the control unit 400 switches the vehicles C driven by the plurality of selected users (step S105).

Subsequently, the control unit 400 reflects the view image and the driving operation of the replacement source to the replacement destination (step S106).

Subsequently, the control unit 400 provides a privilege to the user who has driven on a road with a high degree of difficulty after the driver change (step S107).

〔others〕
Also, among the processes described in the above embodiments, some of the processes described as being automatically performed can also be performed manually. Alternatively, all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically by known methods. In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

Also, each component of each device illustrated is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

For example, part or all of the storage unit 300 shown in FIG. 4 may be held in a storage server or the like instead of being held by the operation control device 100 . In this case, the operation control device 100 acquires various information such as user behavior by accessing the storage server.

[Hardware configuration]
Further, the operation control device 100 according to the embodiment described above is implemented by a computer 1000 configured as shown in FIG. 6, for example. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration; A computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and an arithmetic device 1030, a primary storage device 1040, a secondary storage device 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 are connected via a bus 1090. have

The arithmetic device 1030 operates based on programs stored in the primary storage device 1040 and the secondary storage device 1050, programs read from the input device 1020, and the like, and executes various processes. The primary storage device 1040 is a memory device such as a RAM that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations. The secondary storage device 1050 is a storage device in which data used for various calculations by the arithmetic device 1030 and various databases are registered. It is realized by

The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to the output device 1010 that outputs various types of information such as a monitor and a printer. It is realized by a connector conforming to a standard such as HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). Also, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, keyboard, scanner, etc., and is realized by, for example, USB.

Note that the input device 1020 includes, for example, optical recording media such as CDs (Compact Discs), DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), PDs (Phase change rewritable discs), magneto-optical recording media such as MOs (Magneto-Optical discs), and tapes. It may be a device that reads information from a medium, a magnetic recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Also, the input device 1020 may be an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

Network IF 1080 receives data from other devices via network N and sends the data to arithmetic device 1030, and also transmits data generated by arithmetic device 1030 via network N to other devices.

The arithmetic device 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070 . For example, arithmetic device 1030 loads a program from input device 1020 or secondary storage device 1050 onto primary storage device 1040 and executes the loaded program.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the operation control device 100 , the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 implements the functions of the control unit 400 by executing a program loaded on the primary storage device 1040 .

〔effect〕
As described above, the operation control device 100 according to the embodiment includes the acquisition unit 410, the selection unit 420, and the replacement unit 430. The acquisition unit 410 acquires driving skill information about the driving skill of the user who drives the vehicle C that can be remotely controlled, and difficulty level information about the difficulty level of the road on which the user is traveling. Selection unit 420 selects a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information. The exchange unit 430 exchanges the vehicles C driven by a plurality of users selected by the selection unit 420 . In addition, the switching unit 430 switches the display destination of the visual field image indicating the visual field of the user to be replaced and the destination of the driving operation of the user. In addition, when the difficulty level of the road on which the first user travels is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and the difficulty level of the road on which the second user travels is less than the threshold, the selection unit 420 selects the first use Select a user and a second user. Further, when the driving skill of the first user is less than the predetermined threshold and the driving skill of the second user is equal to or greater than the threshold, the selection unit 420 selects the first user and the second user. select. Further, the operation control device 100 further includes a providing unit 440 that provides a benefit to the second user when the switching unit 430 switches the driving of the first user and the driving of the second user. Prepare. Also, the privilege includes a reward provided by the first user. In addition, before the exchange is performed, the exchange unit 430 preview-displays the field-of-view image indicating the field of view of each of the plurality of users to be exchanged at the exchange destination. In addition, the replacement unit 430 performs countdown display for each of the plurality of users to be replaced before the timing at which the replacement is performed. The selection unit 420 also selects a second user who has traveled on the road on which the first user traveled in the past. With such a configuration, a user-friendly remote operation service can be provided.

As described above, some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail based on the drawings. It is possible to carry out the invention in other forms with modifications.

〔others〕
Further, among the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed manually. All or part of this can also be done automatically by known methods. In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

Also, each component of each device illustrated is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

Further, each processing described in the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict the content of the processing.

Also, the "section, module, unit" described above can be read as "means" or "circuit". For example, the acquisition unit 410 can be read as acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

1 operation control system 100 operation control device 200 communication unit 300 storage unit 310 user information database 320 difficulty level database 400 control unit 410 acquisition unit 420 selection unit 430 exchange unit 440 provision unit 500 user terminal C vehicle N network

Claims (11)

an acquisition unit that acquires driving skill information related to the driving skill of a user who drives a remotely controllable vehicle and difficulty level information related to the difficulty level of a road on which the user is traveling;
a selection unit that selects a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information;
A driving control device, comprising: a switching unit that replaces the vehicles driven by the plurality of users selected by the selecting unit. The replacement unit
The operation control device according to claim 1, wherein a display destination of a visual field image indicating the visual field of the user to be replaced and a reflection destination of the driving operation of the user are interchanged. The selection unit
When the difficulty of the road on which the first user travels is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and the difficulty of the road on which the second user travels is less than the threshold, the first The operation control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user and the second user are selected. The selection unit
When the driving skill of the first user is less than a predetermined threshold and the driving skill of the second user is equal to or greater than the threshold, the first user and the second user The operation control device according to claim 3, characterized in that it selects. It further comprises a providing unit that provides a privilege to the second user when the driving of the first user and the driving of the second user are switched by the switching unit. The operation control device according to claim 3 or 4. The benefits are
The operation control device according to claim 5, further comprising a reward provided by said first user. The replacement unit
The operation control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein before the replacement is performed, a preview display is performed of a field of view image showing the field of view of each of the plurality of users to be replaced at the replacement destination. . The replacement unit
The operation control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a countdown display is performed for each of the plurality of users to be replaced before the timing at which the replacement is performed. The selection unit
The operation control device according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the second user who has traveled in the past on the road on which the first user travels is selected. An operation control method executed by a computer,
an acquisition step of acquiring driving skill information relating to the driving skill of a user who drives a remotely controllable vehicle and difficulty level information relating to the difficulty level of a road on which the user is traveling;
a selection step of selecting a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information;
and a replacement step of replacing the vehicles driven by the plurality of users selected in the selection step. an acquisition procedure for acquiring driving skill information relating to the driving skill of a user who drives a remotely controllable vehicle and difficulty level information relating to the difficulty level of a road on which the user is traveling;
a selection procedure for selecting a plurality of users to take turns driving based on the driving skill information and the difficulty level information;
and a replacement procedure for replacing the vehicles driven by the plurality of users selected by the selection procedure.

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