JP7011926B2 - Information provision method and information provision device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing method and an information providing device.

A carpooling intermediary system is known that introduces a partner who synergizes with a rental vehicle via a communication network. This carpooling intermediary system stores and manages at least the carpooling information including the boarding place and the destination for each user, and when the carpooling application is accepted, the carpooling information storage means is referred to, and the traveling direction is substantially the same. Information calculated by selecting a candidate partner who can ride a carpool, calculating information on the expected deviation of the driving route when the carpool applicant and the candidate partner ride together, and information on the fee borne by each person. Is guided to the carpool applicant and the candidate partner, and when the consent of the carpool is obtained from the carpool applicant and the candidate partner, it is determined that the carpool is established (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-44702

However, in the above-mentioned carpooling intermediary system, the user is presented with the estimated time of arrival after the change due to the acceptance of the carpool at the timing of requesting the user who has completed the reservation of the vehicle to decide whether or not to accept the carpool. There is a problem that it is difficult to judge whether or not to share a carpool.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information providing method and an information providing device capable of easily determining whether or not a user can share a carpool.

The present invention calculates a first travel plan for a first user based on desired conditions, and specifies a user who may ride in a vehicle to be used as a second user based on the first travel plan and the user's position information . Then, based on the desired conditions and the position information of the second user, a running plan when the second user shares a carpool with the first user in the vehicle to be used is calculated as the second running plan, and the first user is asked. It provides information including the completion of the reservation of the vehicle to be used and the difference in the use of the vehicle to be used by the first user between the first travel plan and the first travel plan and the second travel plan. By doing so, the above problem is solved.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, the user can easily determine whether or not carpooling is possible.

FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram of a shared vehicle management system including the information providing device of the first embodiment. FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method in which a user uses a shared vehicle in a shared vehicle management system including the information providing device of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control flow of the information providing device (shared vehicle management device). FIG. 3A is a conceptual diagram for explaining a carpooling area. FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a carpooling area. FIG. 4A is a conceptual diagram for explaining a traveling route and a departure route. FIG. 4B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a traveling route calculated by the control device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control flow of the information providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control flow of the information providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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Hereinafter, the information providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example in which the information providing device according to the present embodiment is applied to a shared vehicle management system that manages and operates car sharing will be described. Car sharing is a system in which a plurality of shared vehicles are shared by a plurality of users. Multiple shared vehicles are located at multiple stations. In the car sharing system of the present embodiment, the station for renting the shared vehicle and the station for returning the shared vehicle may be the same or different. Each station is a place where shared vehicles can be parked, shared vehicles can be rented and returned, and unused shared vehicles can be put on standby. The parking lot etc. can be mentioned.

FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram showing a shared vehicle management system 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1A, the shared vehicle management system 1 of the present embodiment includes the shared vehicle management device 100 and a plurality of shared vehicles V1 to Vn (hereinafter, also collectively referred to as shared vehicle Vn) used by a plurality of users. In-vehicle devices 200V1 to 200Vn (hereinafter, also collectively referred to as in-vehicle device 200Vn) provided in each of the above) and user terminal devices 400A to 400Z (hereinafter, collectively referred to as user terminal device 400A) possessed by a plurality of users. Sometimes) and. The number of in-vehicle devices 200V1 to 200Vn and user terminal devices 400A to 400Z constituting the shared vehicle management system 1 of the present embodiment is not limited.

The shared vehicle Vn of the present embodiment is a vehicle having an automatic driving function capable of automatically traveling unmanned. The shared vehicle Vn is provided with a drive mechanism and a steering mechanism, and these mechanisms are completely automatically controlled by the automatic driving function. The shared vehicle Vn may be provided with a manual driving function capable of traveling by the driving operation of the driver, or may be a vehicle capable of switching between the automatic driving function and the manual driving function. For the automatic driving function of the present embodiment, the automatic driving technique at the time of filing the present application can be appropriately used. The shared vehicle Vn does not have to have an automatic driving function.

Examples of the shared vehicle Vn of the present embodiment include an electric vehicle having an electric motor as a drive source, an engine vehicle having an internal combustion engine as a drive source, and a hybrid vehicle having both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine as a drive source. The electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle using an electric motor as a drive source includes a type in which a secondary battery is used as a power source for the electric motor and a type in which a fuel cell is used as a power source for the electric motor.

The shared vehicle management device 100, the in-vehicle devices 200V1 to 200Vn, and the user terminal devices 400A to 400Z are each equipped with communication devices (20, 220, 420), and information can be exchanged with each other via a telecommunication network such as the Internet 300. It is possible. The communication path may be wired or wireless.

The user terminal device 400A of the present embodiment executes a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which a program applied to the user terminal device 400A according to the present embodiment of the present invention is stored and a program stored in the ROM. It is a computer equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as an operating circuit for executing each function and a RAM (Random Access Memory) as an accessible storage device. The user terminal device 400A of the present embodiment may be a personal computer, a smartphone, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or other portable terminal device.

The user terminal device 400A of the present embodiment includes an input device 410 that receives input information requesting each user to use the shared vehicle Vn, a communication device 420 that communicates with an external device such as the shared vehicle management device 100, and each user. It includes a display device 430 for notifying information and a control device 440 for executing control processing of the use of the shared vehicle Vn by the user.

As the input device 410 of the user terminal device 400A, for example, a device such as a touch panel or joystick arranged on a display screen capable of manually inputting by the user, or a microphone capable of inputting by the user's voice may be used. can.

The display device 430 notifies the user of the information received from the shared vehicle management device 100. Examples of the display device 430 include a display, and when a touch panel display is used, the display device 430 can also be used as an input device 410. The display device 430 receives, for example, information on the shared vehicle Vn for which reservation has been completed from the shared vehicle management device 100, and notifies the user.

The control device 440 of the present embodiment uses a position acquisition device such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver (not shown) provided in the user terminal device 400A to obtain information on the current position of the user who operates the user terminal device 400A. get. Examples of the current position information include latitude and longitude information. The control device 440 transmits the acquired current position information to the shared vehicle management device 100 via the communication device 420. In the present embodiment, the control device 440 periodically transmits information on the current position of each user to the shared vehicle management device 100. As a result, the control device 10 included in the shared vehicle management device 100, which will be described later, can acquire the current position information of each user.

Further, the control device 440 receives input information such as a usage request for each user to use the shared vehicle Vn, and transmits the input information to the shared vehicle management device 100 via the communication device 420. In the present embodiment, the usage request of the shared vehicle Vn includes an immediate use mode in which the shared vehicle Vn is started to be used immediately after the user sends the usage request.

The above-mentioned usage request includes the user's ID information, the user's current position information, the user's desired departure place information, the ID information of the shared vehicle Vn that the user intends to use, the user's desired destination information, and the user's desired destination. The desired usage start time is included. The user's desired departure point is a boarding position where the user gets on the shared vehicle Vn, and the user's desired destination is a getting-off position where the user gets off the shared vehicle Vn. The user terminal device 400A of the present embodiment may receive information on each station, information on a shared vehicle Vn as a candidate for use in each station, and the like from the shared vehicle management device 100, if necessary.

Further, in the present embodiment, one or both of the user terminal device 400A and the in-vehicle device 200Vn may function as a navigation device for guiding the traveling route of the shared vehicle Vn to the user. Examples of the scene in which the navigation device functions include a scene in which the user drives the shared vehicle Vn when the shared vehicle Vn is a vehicle capable of switching between the automatic driving function and the manual driving function. When the user terminal device 400A functions as a navigation device, the user terminal device 400A stores map information in, for example, a ROM provided in the user terminal device 400A in advance. The user terminal device 400A displays the current position of the shared vehicle Vn currently used by the user and the position of the destination set by the user on the display device 430 together with the map information, and from the current position of the shared vehicle Vn. Guide the driving route to the destination.

The in-vehicle device 200Vn of the present embodiment uses the GPS receiver 210 for detecting the current position of each shared vehicle Vn, the communication device 220 for communicating with an external device such as the shared vehicle management device 100, and the shared vehicle Vn by the user. The control device 230 for executing the control process of the above is provided.

The in-vehicle device 200Vn may be a simple mechanism using the function of the user terminal device 400A. For example, when a GPS receiver, a communication device, a route calculation and a route guidance device, etc. are mounted on the user terminal device 400A, the function is used, and the in-vehicle device 200Vn only authenticates the following user. You may.

In the present embodiment, the control device 230 coincides with a user who has made a request for use of the shared vehicle Vn by a user who has boarded the shared vehicle Vn by using an authentication device (not shown) provided in the in-vehicle device 200Vn. User authentication is performed as to whether or not to do so. For example, the control device 230 uses a device capable of communication by NFC (Near Field Communication) as an authentication device, and reads the user's ID information from the user terminal device 400A owned by the user, a membership card, or the like. Further, the control device 230 accesses the shared vehicle management device 100 via the communication device 220, acquires the information of the usage request of the shared vehicle Vn, and authenticates the user who got on the shared vehicle Vn.

Further, the control device 230 transmits the information of the current position acquired by using the GPS receiver 210 to the shared vehicle management device 100 via the communication device 220.

Further, the control device 230 notifies the user of the information transmitted from the shared vehicle management device 100 by using a display, a speaker, or the like (not shown). In the present embodiment, the control device 230 receives information about a user who wants to ride in the shared vehicle Vn from the shared vehicle management device 100, and notifies the user. The carpooling of the present embodiment means that a plurality of people ride together on one shared vehicle, and for example, it means that other people ride on one shared vehicle.

In the present embodiment, the in-vehicle device 200Vn functions as a navigation device for guiding the traveling route from the current position of the shared vehicle Vn to the destination, similarly to the user terminal device 400A described above. May be good.

The shared vehicle management device 100 of the present embodiment functions as a server of the shared vehicle management system 1, and includes a control device 10 that executes control processing for managing and operating the car sharing system, an in-vehicle device 200Vn, and a user terminal device 400A. Each includes a communication device 20 capable of communicating with each other, and a database 30 for storing information received by the communication device 20, information of each shared vehicle Vn, and the like.

The database 30 stores the shared vehicle information 31, the usage request 32 received from the user, the map information 33, and the user information 34.

The shared vehicle information 31 is information about each shared vehicle Vn. The shared vehicle information 31 includes information on the current position of each shared vehicle Vn, power remaining capacity and failure information of each shared vehicle Vn, current usage status of each shared vehicle Vn, and the like.

The usage request 32 is usage request information of the shared vehicle Vn input by each user via the user terminal device 400A. The usage request 32 includes the user's ID information, the ID information of the shared vehicle Vn to be used by the user, the information on the user's current position, the boarding position (departure point) set by the user, the disembarkation position (destination), and the boarding. Information indicating the scheduled time (scheduled departure time), scheduled disembarkation time (scheduled arrival time), etc. is included. The scheduled boarding time and the scheduled disembarking time may each have a time range. For example, if the user wants to arrive at the specified disembarkation position between 10:30 am and 11:30 am, the estimated time of arrival is a time with a range of about 30 minutes centered on 11:00 am. Indicated by. Similarly, the scheduled departure time is also indicated by a time having an arbitrary time width centered on an arbitrary time.

The map information 33 is map information including information such as roads and facilities. The facility information includes, for example, information on the structure of the building indicating the number of floors of the building, the passage of the building, the entrance / exit of the building, and the like. Further, the map information 33 includes, for example, information about each station such as position information of each station, facility information around each station, traffic conditions around each station, and usage status of each station.

The user information 34 is information of all users who can use the car sharing system. The user information 34 includes ID information of all users and information on the current positions of all users. For example, the communication device 20 receives the current position information of each user from the user terminal device 400A of each user at predetermined periods, so that the current position information of each user can be stored in the user information 34.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 of the present embodiment has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 in which a program for executing a process for managing and operating the car sharing system is stored, and the ROM (Read Only Memory) 12. By executing the program stored in the ROM 12, the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as an operating circuit that functions as the shared vehicle management device 100 and the RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 that functions as an accessible storage device are provided. Be prepared.

An example of the form of car sharing will be described with reference to FIG. 1B. FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method in which the user U1 uses the shared vehicle V1 in the shared vehicle management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 1B shows a scene in which the user U1 tries to move from the departure place P1 set by the user U1 to the destination P2 by using the shared vehicle V1 by using the user terminal device 400A. The departure point P1 is not necessarily specified by the user U1, for example, as a position recommended by the shared vehicle management device 100 based on the current user position and the vehicle position, where the vehicle can be easily stopped and the user can easily get on the vehicle. May be good. Similarly, the shared vehicle management device 100 may recommend or change the disembarkation position so that the vehicle near the user's destination can be easily stopped and the user can easily get on the vehicle.

For example, in the scene shown in FIG. 1B, when the user U1 inputs the departure point P1 and the destination P2 to the user terminal device 400A, the input information is used as a desired condition for the user U1 to use the shared vehicle. It is transmitted from the device 400A to the shared vehicle management device 100.

The shared vehicle management device 100 moves to the departure point P1 and transmits a movement command for picking up the user U1 to the shared vehicle V1 selected based on the desired conditions. The movement command includes a travel route from the current position of the shared vehicle V1 to the departure point P1 and a travel route R1 from the departure point P1 to the destination P2. Upon receiving the movement command from the shared vehicle management device 100, the shared vehicle V1 automatically travels to the departure point P1 unmanned by the automatic driving function. Then, when the user U1 gets on at the departure point P1, the shared vehicle V1 automatically travels to the destination P2 along the travel path R1 included in the movement command. When the shared vehicle V1 arrives at the destination P2, the user U1 gets off and ends the use of the shared vehicle V1. After that, the shared vehicle V1 moves from the destination P2 to a station within a predetermined range.

In the present embodiment, the user can set an arbitrary point such as a railway station or a commercial facility as a departure place and a destination.

In the scene shown in FIG. 1B, the user U2 is a user who can use the shared vehicle V1 in the same manner as the user U1. For example, when the car sharing system is a user-registered member-only system, both user U1 and user U2 are user-registered members. The user U2 operates the user terminal device 400B and transmits desired conditions to the shared vehicle management device 100. The user U2 receives from the shared vehicle management device 100 information including a travel plan of the shared vehicle V1 and information for confirming whether or not a carpool is desired by the user terminal device 400B. The travel plan includes a travel route R2 for carpooling. The user U2 confirms the travel plan such as the travel route displayed on the user terminal device 400B, and transmits a signal to the vehicle management device 100 that the shared vehicle V1 is used for carpooling.

The vehicle management device 100 changes the travel plan from the travel route R1 without carpooling to the travel route R2 with carpooling in order to allow the shared vehicle V1 to be shared between the user U1 and the user U2. As the travel route is changed, the estimated time of arrival at the destination of the user U1 will be delayed.

Here, the influence on the user U1 due to the change of the estimated time of arrival will be described. As described above, in the scene where the user U1 and the user U2 use the shared vehicle V1 in a shared ride, when the user U2 applies for the shared ride of the shared vehicle V1, the change of the estimated arrival time is presented to the user U1. Suppose. The user U1 makes a reservation for the shared vehicle V1 prior to the carpool application by the user U2. By confirming the reservation of the shared vehicle V1, the user U1 is presented with a travel plan without carpooling, so that the user U1 can grasp the scheduled boarding time at the departure point, the scheduled disembarkation time at the arrival point, and the traveling route. It is also conceivable that the user U1 decides a schedule before boarding the shared vehicle V1 and a schedule after disembarking the shared vehicle V1 according to the use of the shared vehicle V1. Then, when the user U2 wishes to share the shared vehicle V2 after the reservation of the shared vehicle V1 by the user U1 is confirmed, the shared vehicle V1 whose reservation has been confirmed is also included in the vehicle that can be shared. In such a case, the shared vehicle V1 is allowed to be shared by the user U2, and the scheduled disembarkation time or the like set at the time of reservation confirmation is changed, which may affect the schedule of the user U1.

For example, when the user U1 makes a reservation for the shared vehicle V1 two hours before the desired boarding time, the user U1 designates his / her home as the desired boarding place and sets the desired boarding time 10 minutes before and after 10:00 am (10:00 AM). ± 10 minutes) is specified, home is specified as the desired disembarkation place, and 30 minutes before and after 11:00 am (11:00 ± 30 minutes AM) is specified as the desired disembarkation time. The vehicle management device 100 calculates a travel plan for the shared vehicle V1 based on the desired conditions of the user U1. In the calculated travel plan, the travel route is R1, the scheduled boarding position is the park near the house, the scheduled boarding time is 10:00 AM, the scheduled disembarkation position is the designated station, and the scheduled disembarkation time is 10:40 AM. do. The user U1 confirms the reservation after confirming the contents of the calculated travel plan. As a result, the reservation of the shared vehicle V1 to be used and the traveling plan are confirmed.

It is assumed that the user U2 desires to share the shared vehicle V1 after the reservation is confirmed by the user U1 and, for example, 30 minutes before the scheduled boarding time of the shared vehicle V1 by the user U1. The vehicle management device 100 recalculates the travel plan based on the desired conditions of the user U2. In the calculated travel plan, the conditions other than the scheduled disembarkation time are not changed, but the scheduled disembarkation time is changed from 10:40 AM to 11:20 AM.

The change of the scheduled disembarkation time is within the range of the scheduled disembarkation time desired by the user U1 at the time of reservation application by the user U1, but the scheduled disembarkation time after the change is 40 minutes from the scheduled disembarkation time presented at the time of reservation confirmation. Is also late. If the user U1 has made a schedule according to the travel plan at the time of reservation confirmation, the schedule may be affected. Further, when the user U2 uses the shared vehicle V1 for carpooling, the vehicle management device 100 asks the user U1 to determine whether or not to allow the carpooling. In this case, in the above example, even if the user U1 is presented with a change in the scheduled disembarkation time by carpooling, for example, immediately before the scheduled boarding time, it is difficult for the user U1 to determine whether or not the carpooling is possible. In addition, the user U1 may refuse to ride in a carpool in order to avoid changing the scheduled disembarkation time. On the other hand, if the user U1 can understand that the scheduled disembarkation time may be changed on the assumption of carpooling, for example, when the reservation of the shared vehicle 200 is confirmed or relatively early after the reservation is confirmed, the user U1 can change the time. It becomes easier to judge whether or not carpooling is possible. Further, if the user U2 desires a carpool after the reservation is confirmed, the user U1 is more likely to allow the carpool. That is, since there is a high possibility that carpooling will be established, the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn will increase.

In the present embodiment, when presenting the judgment of carpooling to the user U1 who has completed the reservation of the shared vehicle V1, the shared vehicle V1 is presented before the judgment of carpooling is actually presented. The user U1 is presented with the changes in the travel plan when the carpool is assumed.

Hereinafter, specific control of the vehicle management device 100 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control flow by the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100.

In step S1, the control device 10 communicates with the user terminal device 400A and acquires desired conditions from the user. The desired condition is a condition specified by the user when using the shared vehicle 200. The desired conditions are specified by the boarding position, the disembarking position, the desired boarding time, the desired disembarking time, and the like. The boarding position and the disembarking position are, for example, positions designated by the user on a map displayed on the display device 430 of the user terminal device 400A. The boarding position and the disembarking position are indicated by, for example, latitude and longitude. The boarding position and the disembarking position may be specified by an area, a place name, a facility name, or the like, for example, around Yokohama Station.

The desired boarding time and the desired disembarking time are not limited to specific times, and may be specified in a time zone such as 8:00 am to 9:00 am. The desired condition does not necessarily have to include the desired boarding time or the desired disembarking time. For example, if the user wishes to board the shared vehicle 200 as soon as possible, the desired condition does not include the desired boarding time. The desired conditions may include whether or not there is a desire for carpooling. For example, if the usage fee of the shared vehicle 200 at the time of carpooling is cheaper than the fee at the time of carpooling, whether or not there is a desire for carpooling so that the user can request carpooling at the time of reservation application. Included in the desired conditions.

In step S102, the control device 10 identifies a vehicle that can be used from the plurality of shared vehicles Vn based on the desired conditions acquired from the user. The control device 10 selects a shared vehicle Vn that meets the desired conditions. For example, the control device 10 selects the shared vehicle Vn closest to the boarding position specified by the desired conditions as a usable candidate vehicle. When the desired condition includes the boarding position and the desired boarding time, the control device 10 determines whether or not the shared vehicle Vn can arrive at the boarding position by the desired boarding time. When the control device 10 determines that the shared vehicle Vn can arrive at the boarding position by the desired boarding time, the control device 10 determines that the shared vehicle Vn can be used. When the shared vehicle Vn can be used, the control device 10 executes the control process in step S103. When the shared vehicle Vn cannot be used, that is, when the shared vehicle Vn satisfying the desired conditions cannot be specified, the control device 10 executes the control process in step S111.

In step S103, the control device 10 calculates a travel plan based on the desired conditions. The travel plan is determined by the position coordinates of the boarding position, the position coordinates of the disembarking position, the traveling route of the selected shared vehicle 200, the scheduled departure time at the boarding position, and the estimated arrival time at the disembarking position. The scheduled departure time corresponds to the scheduled boarding time of the user, and the estimated arrival time corresponds to the scheduled time of disembarkation of the user. The control device 10 calculates a travel plan by performing a route calculation from the boarding position to the disembarking position. At the time of this route calculation, it is also possible to consider the arrival delay of the vehicle due to the road congestion by using the traffic information in the map information 33.
The travel plan calculated by the control flow in step S103 is a travel route in a state where the shared vehicle Vn is not shared. In the following description, the traveling plan without carpooling may be referred to as a first traveling plan.

In step S104, the control device 10 sets the carpoolable area based on the first travel plan and the map information. The carpoolable area is represented by a range including a traveling route on a map shown by map information. The shared ride area is an area for identifying a user who may be shared with the shared vehicle Vn on the map when the shared vehicle Vn travels on the travel route shown in the first travel plan.

In order for another user to share the shared vehicle, the other user needs to be near the running shared vehicle. Further, when the shared vehicle Vn departs from the traveling path in order to move to the riding position of the user who is the target of carpooling, the detached distance becomes shorter as the position of the other user is closer to the traveling path. .. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the carpooling area is set by limiting the distance or time with respect to the traveling route.

FIG. 3A is a conceptual diagram for explaining a carpooling area. In FIG. 3A, the range surrounded by the dotted line represents the carpooling area. The control device 10 calculates a range from the traveling route to a predetermined distance as a carpoolable area. In the example of FIG. 3A, the carpooling area is a range from the traveling path to 80 m. The shape of the carpoolable area is not limited to the polygonal shape as shown in FIG. 3A, but may be circular or elliptical.

FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of the carpoolable area. The control device 10 calculates the travel time until the shared vehicle Vn travels on the travel path to the disembarkation position. The closer the shared vehicle Vn is to the disembarkation position, the longer the traveling time of the shared vehicle Vn becomes. The control device 10 sets the carpooling area so that the range of the carpooling area becomes wider as the traveling time becomes longer. Specifically, the control device 10 plots on the traveling path of the shared vehicle Vn at predetermined intervals, and sets a width for each of the plotted points. The width corresponds to the size of the range of carpoolable areas. Since the travel time at each point on the travel route becomes longer as it approaches the disembarkation position, the width set at each point gradually increases from the boarding position to the disembarking position. Then, the control device 10 surrounds the area with a set width around each point. This area is a carpooling area surrounded by the dotted line in FIG. 3B.

When the shared vehicle Vn travels on the travel route, if the shared vehicle Vn is traveling near the departure point, it takes a long time to reach the arrival point. When another user uses the shared vehicle Vn in a carpool at a place relatively close to the arrival place, even if the other user is away from the traveling route, the other user can use the shared vehicle Vn after the departure. You can get closer to the driving route. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 3B, the carpooling range is set so that the carpooling range becomes wider as the traveling time becomes longer.

As shown in FIG. 2, after setting the carpooling area in the control flow of step S104, in step S105, the control device 10 acquires the position information from a plurality of other users and sets another in the carpooling area. Determine if there is a user. That is, by executing this determination, the control device 10 identifies another user who may ride in the shared vehicle Vn based on the first travel plan. The position information of the other user is not limited to the current location of the other user, and may be the desired boarding position desired by the other user.

When another user is in the carpoolable area, the control device 10 executes the control process in step S106. If another user is not in the carpoolable area, the control device 10 executes the control process in step S111.

In step S106, the control device 10 calculates a travel plan when another user shares a carpool with the user. The other user is a user who is in the carpooling area. When there are a plurality of other users, for example, the user closest to the traveling route may be the other user. The user is a user who is carpooled and who has specified the desired conditions used for calculating the first travel plan in the control process of step S103. The travel plan calculated by the control process in step S106 is a travel plan with carpooling, and may be referred to as a second travel plan in the following description. The second travel plan is determined by the position coordinates of the boarding position, the position coordinates of the disembarking position, the traveling route of the selected shared vehicle 200, the scheduled departure time at the boarding position, and the estimated arrival time at the disembarking position. At least one of the travel route, boarding position, disembarking position, scheduled departure time, and estimated arrival time differs between the first travel plan and the second travel plan.

The control device 10 calculates the delay time from the scheduled disembarkation time shown in the first travel plan when it is assumed that the vehicle is shared. For example, when the shared vehicle departs from the travel route in order to share a carpool with another user, the delay time corresponds to the travel time required for the shared vehicle to depart from the travel route and return to the travel route. The control device 10 calculates the time obtained by adding the delay time to the scheduled disembarkation time indicated in the first travel plan as the scheduled disembarkation time in the second travel plan.

If the control device 10 can acquire the desired conditions of another user, the control device 10 calculates the second travel plan based on the desired conditions of the other user and the desired conditions of the user. When calculating the second travel plan, the control device 10 calculates the second travel plan so as to satisfy the desired conditions of the user as much as possible. The control device 10 does not have to use the desired conditions of other users in the calculation process of the second travel plan. For example, if the desired conditions of another user cannot be obtained, the control device 10 calculates the second travel plan after replacing the current location of the other user or the vicinity of the current location with the desired boarding position of the other user. Just do it.

In step S107, the control device 10 communicates with the user terminal device 400A of the user using the communication device 20, and provides the user with the first travel plan, the second travel plan, and the reservation completion information. offer. The reservation completion information includes vehicle information selected by the control process in step S102 and information indicating that the reservation of the shared vehicle 200 has been completed. Further, when transmitting information in the control process of step S107, the control device 10 requests the user to determine whether or not to allow carpooling. By comparing the scheduled disembarkation time indicated by the first travel plan with the scheduled disembarkation time indicated by the second travel plan, the user can delay the expected arrival time when the carpool is actually performed. It can be grasped in advance. Therefore, the user can easily determine whether or not carpooling is possible. In addition, it is possible to increase the possibility that the user will accept the carpool and increase the utilization rate of the shared vehicle 200.

In step S108, the control device 10 determines whether or not a signal indicating that carpooling is permitted has been acquired from the user. This determination is made, for example, by the signal received from the user terminal device 400A of the user within a predetermined time after the control device 10 requests the determination of the carpool permission.

When the user permits carpooling, in step S109, the control device 10 provides the other user with the second travel plan and ends the control flow. The other user recognizes the existence of the shared vehicle 200 that can be used for carpooling by confirming the contents of the second travel plan. Then, another user determines whether to actually use the shared vehicle in a carpool.

In the control process of step S105, when another user is not in the carpooling area, in step S110, the control device 10 provides the user with the first travel plan and reservation completion information, and controls the flow. To finish.

In the control process of step S102, if there is no available shared vehicle Vn, the control device 10 notifies the user that reservation is not possible and ends the control flow.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the desired conditions of the shared vehicle Vn are acquired from the user who desires to use the shared vehicle Vn, and the vehicle that can be used from the plurality of shared vehicle Vn based on the desired conditions is selected. Identify and calculate the travel plan including the travel route of the shared vehicle Vn, the scheduled boarding time for the user to board the shared vehicle Vn, and the scheduled disembarkation time for the user to disembark from the shared vehicle based on the desired conditions, and the first travel plan. Based on, other users who may share a shared vehicle are identified, a travel plan (second travel plan) is calculated when the other users share a ride with the user, and the user is given the above-mentioned usage. It provides information including the completion of the reservation of the target vehicle and the differences between the first travel plan and the first travel plan and the second travel plan. As a result, the user can confirm the difference in the traveling plan when the shared ride is assumed, so that it is possible to easily determine whether or not the shared ride is possible. Further, since the usage rate (users and number of times of use) of the shared vehicle Vn can be increased, the operating rate as a car sharing system can be increased.

Further, in the present embodiment, when another user shares a carpool with the user, the delay time from the scheduled disembarkation time indicated in the first travel plan is calculated, and the time obtained by adding the delay time to the scheduled disembarkation time is calculated as the first time. 2 Calculated as a fixed time for getting off on the travel route. As a result, the user can confirm in advance how much the scheduled disembarkation time will be delayed when sharing a carpool.

As a modification of the shared vehicle management system according to the present embodiment, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 sets a shared riding area based on the waiting time for the user to wait for the shared vehicle Vn at the boarding position. You may. The control device 10 acquires the position information of the shared vehicle Vn reserved by the user from the in-vehicle device 200Vn. Further, the control device 10 acquires the position information of the user from the user terminal device 400A. The control device 10 manages the position of the shared vehicle Vn and the position of the user. When the user arrives at the boarding position of the reserved shared vehicle Vn, the control device 10 calculates the traveling time required to travel from the current location of the shared vehicle Vn to the boarding position of the user. This calculated time corresponds to the waiting time of the user. Then, the control device 10 sets the carpooling area so that the carpooling area becomes wider as the waiting time is longer. When another user uses the shared vehicle Vn in a carpool with the user, the other user moves so as to be closer to the traveling route of the shared vehicle Vn. When the waiting time is long, it is possible to secure a long time for another user to approach the traveling route, so that a user who is far from the traveling route also corresponds to a user who may share a carpool. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the shared ride area is set so that the longer the waiting time, the wider the shared ride area. This makes it possible to promote the shared use of the shared vehicle Vn and increase the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn.

As a modification of the shared vehicle management system according to the present embodiment, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 may set a shared riding area according to the remaining number of people who can ride on the shared vehicle Vn. The control device 10 manages the current number of passengers of the shared vehicle Vn. For example, when the user can specify the number of passengers as a desired condition when using the shared vehicle, the control device 10 may manage the current number of passengers according to the number of passengers indicated by the desired condition. .. Further, when the in-vehicle device 200Vn manages the number of passengers, the control device 10 manages the current number of passengers by communicating with the shared vehicle Vn and acquiring information on the current number of passengers. good. Then, the control device 10 specifies the remaining number of passengers that can be boarded by subtracting the current number of passengers from the occupant constant determined for each shared vehicle Vn. The remaining number of passengers that can be boarded corresponds to the number of passengers that can be shared. As the number of people remaining on the shared vehicle Vn (corresponding to the number of vacant seats) increases, the number of people who can accept carpooling also increases, so the area where carpooling is possible can be widened. That is, the control device 10 sets the shared ride area so that the larger the remaining number of people who can ride on the shared vehicle Vn, the wider the shared ride area. This makes it possible to promote the shared use of the shared vehicle Vn and increase the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn.

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The information providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the control regarding the setting of the carpoolable area is different from that of the first embodiment described above. The other configurations and control processes are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, and the description thereof is incorporated.

The shared vehicle management device 100 uses the map information to calculate a departure route that departs from the travel route shown in the first travel plan. When carpooling, if the boarding position of another user is a place other than the travel route shown in the first travel plan, the shared vehicle Vn departs from the travel route and travels on the other route. There must be. At this time, the route from the departure from the travel route to the return to the original travel route becomes the departure route. The control device 10 calculates the travel time when traveling on the departure route as the departure time. Normally, the longer the distance of the departure route, the longer the departure time. However, the control device 10 adds conditions such as the road condition at the time of travel and the legal speed to the route calculation process, and then the travel route including the departure route and the departure route. The running time including the withdrawal time is calculated respectively. Then, the control device 10 specifies a route in which the withdrawal time is a predetermined time or less.

FIG. 4A is a conceptual diagram for explaining a traveling route and a departure route. In the example of FIG. 4A, the route R1 represents the travel route shown in the first travel plan, and the route R2 represents the departure route. When the shared vehicle Vn departs from the travel route and travels on the departure route R2, the departure time is 15 minutes or less, which is less than or equal to a preset time. The control device 10 sets a range surrounding the traveling route R1 and the leaving route R2 as a carpooling area. As a result, the control device 10 sets a range in which the withdrawal time is equal to or less than a predetermined time as a carpoolable area.

As described above, in the present embodiment, based on the desired conditions of the user, the user specifies the disembarkation position from the shared vehicle Vn, calculates the travel route for the shared vehicle Vn to travel to the disembarkation position, and calculates the shared vehicle. The time required to travel on a route other than the calculated travel route from the calculated travel route and return to the calculated travel route is calculated as the withdrawal time, and the range in which the withdrawal time is less than or equal to the predetermined time can be shared. Set as an area. This makes it possible to promote the shared use of the shared vehicle Vn and increase the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn.

As a modification of the shared vehicle management system according to the present embodiment, the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100 calculates a delay time from the scheduled disembarkation time caused by carpooling, and the delay time is a predetermined time. The following range may be set as a carpooling area. First, the control device 10 calculates a route other than the travel route shown in the first travel plan to the scheduled disembarkation position of the user. Further, the control device 10 calculates the estimated time of arrival at the arrival place of the user when traveling on a route other than the traveling route. In the normal route calculation, the first travel route is the route that can arrive at the scheduled disembarkation position earliest, and the estimated arrival time is later than the estimated arrival time indicated by the first travel plan on the routes other than the first travel route. The control device 10 calculates the delay time of the estimated arrival time from the estimated arrival time shown in the first travel plan for each calculated route.

FIG. 4B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a traveling route calculated by the control device 10. In the example of FIG. 4B, R1 indicates a travel route shown in the first travel plan, and R2 to R4 indicate other routes calculated by the control device 10. The control device 10 calculates each estimated time of arrival when the shared vehicle Vn travels on the routes R2 to R4. For example, the estimated arrival time indicated in the first travel plan is 11:00 AM, the estimated arrival time of route R2 is 11:15 AM, the estimated arrival time of route R3 is 11:10 AM, and the estimated arrival time of route R4 is AM11. : 30.

The control device 10 identifies a route having a delay time of 15 minutes or less among the calculated routes. In the example of FIG. 4B, since the delay time of the route R2 and the route R3 is 15 minutes or less, the routes R2 and R3 are specified as the target routes for setting the carpoolable area. On the other hand, the route R4 is outside the target route for setting the carpoolable area. Then, the control device 10 sets a range surrounding the traveling route R1 and the routes R2 and R3 as a carpooling area. In the example of FIG. 4B, the carpoolable area may include a part of the route R4, but is set so as not to include the entire route R4. As a result, the control device 10 sets a range in which the delay time is equal to or less than a predetermined time as a carpoolable area.

As described above, in the modified example of the present embodiment, the shared vehicle Vn calculates the route for traveling to the disembarkation position indicated by the first travel plan, and routes other than the travel route indicated by the first travel plan. The travel time when traveling and arriving at the disembarkation position is calculated, the delay time from the scheduled disembarkation time is calculated based on the travel time, and the range in which the delay time is equal to or less than the predetermined time is set as the shared riding area. This makes it possible to promote the shared use of the shared vehicle Vn and increase the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn.

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The information providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment described above in that the carpooling probability is calculated. The other configurations and control processes are the same as those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment described above, and the description thereof is incorporated.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control flow by the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100. Hereinafter, the control flow of the control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Of the steps shown in FIG. 5, the control process of steps S201 to S205 is the same as the control process of steps S101 to S105 shown in FIG. 2, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. Further, since the control process of steps S208 to S212 is the same as the control process of steps S107 to S111 shown in FIG. 2, the description thereof will be omitted.

In the control process of step S205, when another user is in the carpooling area, in step S206, the control device 10 calculates the carpooling probability of each user existing in the carpooling area. The carpooling probability indicates the probability that the user will ride in the shared vehicle Vn. The carpooling probability represents the carpooling probability to the shared vehicle Vn reserved by the user. The control device 10 calculates the carpooling probability by any one of the following methods.

The control device 10 calculates the carpool probability based on the usage history of the shared vehicle of another user. The control device 10 stores the usage history of the shared vehicle Vn in the database 30 for each registered user. The usage history is the number of times of use, the time of use, and the like. After identifying another user in the carpooling area, the control device 10 refers to the database and extracts the usage history of the other user. For example, the more frequently the shared vehicle Vn is used, the higher the possibility of carpooling. Therefore, the control device 10 specifies the number of times of use for another user from the usage history, and calculates the carpooling probability so that the larger the number of times of use, the higher the carpooling probability of the other user.

Further, the control device 10 may calculate the carpooling probability based on the carpooling history of other users. The database 30 stores the carpool history as accumulated data for each user. The carpool history is a history (number of carpools, etc.) in which the user uses a shared vehicle for carpooling. Then, the control device 10 identifies the carpooling history from the data stored in the database 30 for other users in the carpooling area, and the more the number of carpooling is, the higher the carpooling probability of the other user is. , Calculate the carpool probability.

Further, the control device 10 may calculate the carpooling probability based on the position of another user. When another user wants to share a carpool, he wants to share a carpool with a shared vehicle Vn closer to the other user's current location. The closer the position of the other user is to the travel path of the shared vehicle Vn, the higher the probability of carpooling. The control device 10 identifies the position of another user in the carpooling area, and the carpooling probability increases as the position of the other user is closer to the traveling route shown in the first traveling plan. Calculate the probability.

Further, the control device 10 may calculate the carpooling probability based on the time or time zone when the shared vehicle is used. For example, when the time of the shared vehicle used by the user is in the early morning or midnight time zone, the number of users of the car sharing system is small, so that the shared ride probability is low. On the other hand, when the time of the shared vehicle used by the user is a time zone in which many uses can be expected, such as a commuting time zone, the probability of carpooling is high. The control device 10 calculates the usage frequency of the shared vehicle Vn for each time zone from the past usage record and the like. The control device 10 specifies the time when the shared vehicle Vn is used by the user from the first travel plan, and calculates the usage frequency of the time zone belonging to the specified time. Then, the control device 10 calculates the carpooling probability so that the carpooling probability increases as the frequency of use increases. Similarly, the carpool probability may be calculated according to the weather and temperature. If it rains, or if the temperature is too high or too low, you will have to drive more, so you should increase the carpool probability. These weather and temperature information can be acquired together with the traffic information of the map information 33.

Further, the control device 10 may calculate the carpool probability based on the remaining number of people who can ride on the shared vehicle Vn. The greater the number of people remaining on the shared vehicle Vn, the greater the number of people who can accept carpooling, and the higher the probability of carpooling. Therefore, the control device 10 calculates the carpooling probability so that the larger the number of remaining people who can ride on the shared vehicle Vn of the user, the higher the carpooling probability.

Further, the control device 10 may calculate the carpooling probability based on the user's environmental information. The user's environmental information is, for example, attribute information such as the age and gender of another user, attribute information of a passenger of another user, baggage information owned by the user, and the like. For example, if the other user is a single woman, if the other user is carrying a young child or pet as a passenger, or if the other user has a large baggage, carpooling is possible. Will be low. On the other hand, if the other user is only male, if there is no passenger, or if the other user does not have a large baggage, the possibility of carpooling is high. The control device 10 stores in advance the correspondence relationship of the carpool probability according to the user's environmental information in the database 30. The control device 10 acquires the environment information of the other user from the user terminal device 400A of the other user. The user's environmental information is input, for example, by operating the user's user terminal device 400A. Then, the control device 10 calculates the carpooling probability based on the acquired environmental information while referring to the data stored in the database 30.

The control device 10 may calculate the carpool probability based on the road conditions around the travel route shown in the first travel plan. For example, if the road is congested, the carpool probability is low. Based on the first travel plan, the control device 10 specifies a time zone in which the shared vehicle Vn is used by the user, and identifies a road congestion state in the specified time zone. Then, the control device 10 calculates the carpooling probability so that the lower the mixing ratio of the roads, the higher the carpooling probability.

After calculating the carpooling probability by any of the above calculation methods, the control device 10 calculates the second travel plan in step S207. The control device 10 calculates the estimated time of arrival included in the second travel plan based on the calculated probability. When the carpool probability is high, the carpool is likely to be established and the scheduled disembarkation time is delayed. Therefore, the control device 10 calculates the scheduled disembarkation time so that the higher the shared ride probability, the later the scheduled disembarkation time. Specifically, the correction coefficient according to the carpool probability is predetermined. The higher the carpool probability, the larger the correction coefficient. Then, the control device 10 calculates the time required for carpooling (hereinafter, also referred to as carpooling time). When the shared vehicle leaves the traveling route in order to share a carpool with another user, the traveling time required for the shared vehicle to leave the traveling route and return to the traveling route corresponds to the shared riding time. The control device 10 multiplies the shared ride time by a correction coefficient, and adds the multiplied time to the scheduled disembarkation time indicated by the first travel plan. As a result, the control device 10 calculates the scheduled disembarkation time indicated in the second travel plan based on the shared ride probability.

When there are a plurality of users in the shared riding area, the control device 10 calculates the shared riding probability for each user and calculates the correction coefficient corresponding to the calculated shared riding probability. Further, the control device 10 calculates the carpooling time corresponding to each user based on the position information of each user and the position information of the traveling route. The control device 10 multiplies each user's carpooling time by a corresponding correction coefficient, and adds up the multiplied times. Then, the control device 10 calculates the scheduled disembarkation time indicated by the second travel plan by adding the usage time of the shared vehicle indicated by the first travel plan to the scheduled disembarkation time indicated by the first travel plan. .. If a plurality of users have the same carpooling probability, the user with the shorter carpooling time may be preferentially selected.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the shared ride probability is calculated, and the scheduled disembarkation time included in the second travel plan is calculated based on the shared ride probability. As a result, the user can easily determine whether or not carpooling is possible. Further, since the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn can be increased, the operating rate as a car sharing system can be increased.

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The information providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a part of the control process when a plurality of users are in the carpooling area is different from the first embodiment described above. The other configurations and control processes are the same as those in the first to third embodiments described above, and the description thereof is incorporated.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control flow by the control device 10 of the shared vehicle management device 100. Hereinafter, the control flow of the control device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Of the steps shown in FIG. 6, the control process of steps S301 to S306 is the same as the control process of steps S201 to S206 shown in FIG. 5, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. Further, since the control process of steps S308 to S312 is the same as the control process of steps S208 to S212 shown in FIG. 2, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S307, when the number of users existing in the carpoolable area range is larger than the occupant constant of the shared vehicle Vn, the control device 10 identifies the users in descending order of probability. For example, when the occupant constant of the shared vehicle Vn is 5 and there are 6 or more users in the carpoolable area, the control device 10 identifies the users in descending order of probability. The specified user becomes a calculation target when calculating the scheduled disembarkation time in the control process of step S308.

The control device 10 may specify users in descending order of probability when the number of users existing in the carpoolable area range is larger than the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the occupant constant of the shared vehicle Vn. When carpooling, since the user is already on board, the user's share may be subtracted from the occupant constant.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the number of users existing in the carpoolable area range is larger than the number of passengers of the shared vehicle Vn or the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the passenger constant, the probability of carpooling is high. Identify users in order. As a result, the second travel plan corresponding to the specified user is calculated, so that the user can easily determine whether or not the carpool is possible. Further, since the utilization rate of the shared vehicle Vn can be increased, the operating rate as a car sharing system can be increased.

1 ... Shared vehicle management system 100 ... Shared vehicle management device 10 ... Control device 20 ... Communication device 30 ... Database V1 to Vn ... Shared vehicle 200V1 to 200Vn ... In-vehicle device 400A to 400Y ... User terminal device

Claims (14)

An information providing method that provides information, executed by a server that manages reservations for shared vehicles shared by multiple users.
The server
Obtaining the desired conditions of the shared vehicle from the first user who wishes to use the shared vehicle,
Based on the desired conditions, a vehicle that can be used from the plurality of shared vehicles is specified as a vehicle to be used.
Based on the desired conditions, the travel including the travel route of the vehicle to be used, the scheduled boarding time for the first user to board the vehicle to be used, and the scheduled time for the first user to disembark from the vehicle to be used. Calculate the plan as the first driving plan,
Based on the first travel plan and the position information of the user, the user who may ride in the vehicle to be used is specified as the second user.
Based on the desired conditions and the position information of the second user, the travel plan when the second user shares a carpool with the first user in the vehicle to be used is calculated as the second travel plan.
The use target vehicle of the first user between the completion of the reservation of the use target vehicle, the first travel plan, the first travel plan and the second travel plan for the first user. An information provision method that provides information, including differences in the use of . The information providing method according to claim 1.
The server
When the second user shares a carpool with the first user and the vehicle to be used, the delay time from the scheduled disembarkation time indicated by the first travel plan is set from the travel route indicated by the first travel plan. Calculated as the travel time required to leave and return to the travel route ,
An information providing method for calculating the time obtained by adding the delay time to the scheduled disembarkation time as the scheduled disembarkation time in the second travel plan. The information providing method according to claim 1 or 2.
The server
Acquire the location information of the plurality of users and
Based on the travel route and map information shown in the first travel plan, an area on which the user can ride in the vehicle to be used is set as a carpoolable area on the map indicated by the map information.
An information providing method for identifying the user existing in the carpoolable area range as the second user based on the position information. The information provision method according to claim 3.
The server
An information providing method for setting a range from the traveling route to a predetermined distance as the carpooling area. The information provision method according to claim 3.
The server
Based on the desired condition of the first user, the disembarkation position where the first user disembarks from the vehicle to be used is specified, and the disembarkation position is specified.
When the vehicle to be used travels on the travel route, the travel time until the vehicle travels to the disembarkation position is calculated.
An information providing method for setting the carpooling area so that the carpooling area becomes wider as the traveling time becomes longer. The information provision method according to claim 3.
The server
Based on the desired conditions of the first user, the boarding position where the first user gets on the vehicle to be used is specified.
The waiting time for the first user to wait for the arrival of the vehicle to be used at the boarding position is calculated.
An information providing method for setting the carpooling area so that the carpooling area becomes wider as the waiting time of the first user is longer. The information provision method according to claim 3.
The server
Identify the remaining number of people who can get on the target vehicle,
An information providing method for setting the carpooling area according to the number of people. The information provision method according to claim 3.
The server
Based on the desired condition of the first user, the disembarkation position where the first user disembarks from the vehicle to be used is specified, and the disembarkation position is specified.
The route on which the vehicle to be used travels to the disembarkation position is calculated as the target travel route.
The time required for the vehicle to be used to travel from the target travel route to a route other than the target travel route and return to the target travel route is calculated as a departure time.
An information providing method for setting a range in which the withdrawal time is equal to or less than a predetermined time as the carpoolable area. The information provision method according to claim 3.
The server
Based on the desired condition of the first user, the disembarkation position where the first user disembarks from the vehicle to be used is specified, and the disembarkation position is specified.
The route on which the vehicle to be used travels to the disembarkation position is calculated as the target travel route.
The travel time when the vehicle to be used travels on a route other than the target travel route and arrives at the disembarkation position is calculated.
Based on the travel time, the delay time from the scheduled disembarkation time is calculated.
An information providing method for setting a range in which the delay time is equal to or less than a predetermined time as the carpoolable area. The information providing method according to any one of claims 3 to 9.
The server
Based on the history of at least one of the usage history of the shared vehicle of the second user and the carpooling history of the second user, the probability that the second user will synergize with the vehicle to be used is calculated. ,
Based on the probability, a predetermined correction coefficient is calculated according to the probability.
Multiply the correction coefficient by the carpooling time required to perform carpooling.
An information providing method for calculating the scheduled disembarkation time included in the second travel plan by adding the multiplied carpool time to the scheduled disembarkation time shown in the first travel plan . The information providing method according to any one of claims 3 to 9.
The server
Acquire the location information of the second user and
The probability that the second user will synergize with the target vehicle based on at least one of the position of the second user, the time when the target vehicle is used, and the time zone when the target vehicle is used. Calculate and
Based on the probability, a predetermined correction coefficient is calculated according to the probability.
Multiply the correction coefficient by the carpooling time required to perform carpooling.
An information providing method for calculating the scheduled disembarkation time included in the second travel plan by adding the multiplied carpool time to the scheduled disembarkation time shown in the first travel plan . The information providing method according to any one of claims 3 to 9.
The server
At least one of the current road information, the information on the remaining number of people who can get on the vehicle to be used, and the environmental information of the user is acquired as acquisition information.
Based on the acquired information, the probability that the second user will synergize with the vehicle to be used is calculated.
Based on the probability, a predetermined correction coefficient is calculated according to the probability.
Multiply the correction coefficient by the carpooling time required to perform carpooling.
An information providing method for calculating the scheduled disembarkation time included in the second travel plan by adding the multiplied carpool time to the scheduled disembarkation time shown in the first travel plan . In the information providing method according to any one of claims 10 to 12,
The server
When the number of the users existing in the carpooling area range is larger than the occupant constant of the vehicle to be used or the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the occupant constant, the second user is selected in descending order of probability. Information provision method to identify. Equipped with a server that manages reservations for shared vehicles shared by multiple users
The server
Obtaining the desired conditions of the shared vehicle from the first user who wishes to use the shared vehicle,
Based on the desired conditions, a vehicle that can be used from the plurality of shared vehicles is specified as a vehicle to be used.
Based on the desired conditions of the first user, the travel route of the target vehicle, the scheduled boarding time for the user to get on the target vehicle, and the scheduled disembarkation time for the user to get off the target vehicle are included. Calculate the driving plan as the first driving plan,
Based on the first travel plan and the position information of the user, the user who may ride in the vehicle to be used is specified as the second user.
Based on the desired conditions and the position information of the second user, the travel plan when the second user shares a carpool with the first user in the vehicle to be used is calculated as the second travel plan.
The use target vehicle of the first user between the completion of the reservation of the use target vehicle, the first travel plan, the first travel plan and the second travel plan for the first user. An information providing device that provides information including differences in the use of .

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