JP7146443B2 - Management device, management system and management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management device, management system and management method.

Conventionally, for example, there is an automatic valet parking apparatus that automatically parks an automatically driven vehicle in accordance with a user's request in a facility with a parking lot. Such an automatic valet parking system parks an automatically driven vehicle in a desired parking space according to the user's wishes (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2017-182263 A

However, with conventional technology, multiple self-driving vehicles move freely within the parking lot, which may cause traffic jams in the parking lot. There was room for

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management device, a management system, and a management method that enable an automatically driven vehicle to run smoothly within a specific area.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a management device according to an embodiment includes a reception unit, an allocation unit, and a creation unit. The reception unit receives a parking reservation for an automated driving vehicle in a jurisdictional area. The allocation unit allocates a parking lot within the jurisdiction area to the autonomous vehicle based on the parking reservation received by the reception unit. The creating unit creates a travel plan for the automatically driven vehicle to the parking lot assigned by the assigning unit. In addition, the creating unit creates the travel plan based on congestion conditions predicted from movements of other vehicles that are scheduled to travel in the area under the jurisdiction.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, an automatic driving vehicle can be made to drive|work smoothly within a specific area.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the management method. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a management system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the management device. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a parking reservation acceptance screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of processing by the allocation unit; FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of processing by the lighting control unit. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of processing by the rule changing unit. FIG. 8A is a flowchart (part 1) showing a processing procedure executed by the management device; FIG. 8B is a flowchart (part 2) showing a processing procedure executed by the management device;

Hereinafter, a management device, a management system, and a management method according to embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

First, the overview of the management method according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the management method. This management method is executed by the management device 1 shown in FIG.

A management device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a server device that manages operation of each automatically driven vehicle C within a jurisdiction area A. As shown in FIG. In addition, the management device 1 manages parking lots within the area A under its jurisdiction.

By the way, in the conventional technology, there is an automatic valet parking device that automatically parks an automatically driven vehicle in a parking lot attached to a facility. Such an automatic valet parking system parks an automatically driven vehicle in a desired parking space according to the user's wishes.

However, in the conventional technology described above, since each automatically driven vehicle independently travels in the parking lot, there is a risk of traffic jams occurring in the parking lot during times when many vehicles enter and exit the parking lot.

In other words, in the conventional technology, there is a possibility that each automatic driving vehicle cannot run smoothly. In addition, in the conventional technology, since the parking lot in the facility is targeted, if the parking lot is all full, the automatic driving vehicle cannot be parked.

Therefore, in the management method according to the embodiment, from the allocation of the parking lot to the management of the driving route to the parking lot, the management is collectively performed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, first, in the management method according to the embodiment, a parking reservation for an automatically driven vehicle C is received (step S1). For example, the parking reservation includes information about the desired parking time zone, the user's drop-off position of the self-driving vehicle C, and the like.

Then, in the management method according to the embodiment, a parking lot in the jurisdictional area A is assigned to the automatically driven vehicle C based on the parking reservation (step S2). In the management method according to the embodiment, for example, it is possible to allocate a parking lot close to the user's drop-off position, which is a parking lot that has an empty car during the desired time period.

The example shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where parking lot P1 is assigned to automatically driven vehicle C, out of parking lot P1 and parking lot P2. Subsequently, in the management method according to the embodiment, a travel plan for the automatically driven vehicle C to the parking lot P1 is created (step S3).

Specifically, in the management method according to the embodiment, a travel plan is created based on the congestion situation predicted from the movement of other vehicles scheduled to travel in the jurisdiction area A. FIG.

For example, in the time period when the automatically driven vehicle C heads for the parking lot P1, the required time for each travel route from the start point St of the automatically driven vehicle C to the parking lot P1 is calculated.

At this time, for example, when traffic congestion is predicted on the shortest travel route R1 from the start point St to the parking lot P1, a travel plan for traveling on the travel route R2 that avoids such a travel route is created.

That is, in the management method according to the embodiment, a travel plan is created in which the automatically driven vehicle C travels the travel route that takes the shortest time.

For example, in the management method according to the embodiment, when the destinations of all vehicles and the travel routes to the destinations are uploaded to the management device 1, it is possible to acquire trends of other vehicles based on the uploaded information. be.

In addition to the above examples, the management method according to the embodiment can predict the behavior of other vehicles based on past situations. Specifically, for example, in the management method according to the embodiment, past travel routes of each vehicle are accumulated.

Then, in the management method according to the embodiment, the accumulated information is referred to, and trends of other vehicles in past situations similar to the time zone in which the automatically driven vehicle C heads for the parking lot P1 are extracted.

In the following description, the case where all the vehicles traveling within the jurisdiction area A are the automatically driven vehicles C, but some of them may include vehicles operated by the driver.

That is, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that all traveling vehicles are automatically driven vehicles C, and the destinations and travel routes of all vehicles traveling in the jurisdiction area A are sequentially uploaded to the management device 1 side.

After that, in the management method according to the embodiment, the created travel plan is notified to the automatically driven vehicle C (step S4). As a result, the in-vehicle device 10 of the automatically driven vehicle C controls the automatically driven vehicle C based on the travel plan.

Thus, in the management method according to the embodiment, a travel plan for the automatically driven vehicle C parked in the parking lot is created based on the movements of other vehicles. Therefore, according to the management method according to the embodiment, each automatically driven vehicle C can efficiently travel within the jurisdiction area A, so that the automatically driven vehicle C can be smoothly driven within a specific area. .

Here, the case of creating a driving plan for one automatically driving vehicle C has been described, but the management method according to the embodiment is to create a driving plan for all automatically driving vehicles C that wish to park in the jurisdiction area A. to create

That is, in the management method according to the embodiment, a travel plan for one automatically-operated vehicle C is created based on the travel plans of other automatically-operated vehicles C. In other words, all automatically driven vehicles C travel within the jurisdiction area A based on a travel plan that takes into consideration the movements of other automatically driven vehicles C.

In addition, in the management method according to the embodiment, when congestion is expected in the jurisdiction area A, it is also possible to suppress the congestion in the jurisdiction area A in advance by controlling traffic lights or relaxing traffic rules. It is possible.

In other words, with the management method according to the embodiment, it is possible to control the flow of traffic within the jurisdictional area A.

Next, the management system 100 according to the embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the management system 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the management system 100 includes a parking lot terminal 40 and a terminal device 50 in addition to the management device 1 and the in-vehicle device 10 described above.

For example, the management device 1, the in-vehicle device 10, the parking lot terminal 40, and the terminal device 50 can mutually transmit and receive information via the network N, respectively.

The parking lot terminal 40 is a terminal provided in each parking lot and operated by, for example, a parking lot manager. For example, the parking lot terminal 40 has a function of notifying the in-vehicle device 10 of parking spaces available for parking in the parking lot. Also, for example, the parking lot terminal 40 can control opening and closing of an intrusion prevention gate provided at the entrance of the parking lot.

The terminal device 50 is owned by the user of the self-driving vehicle C, and transmits the above-described parking reservation to the management device 1 via the network N, for example. The management device 1 allocates a parking lot to the automatically driven vehicle C and creates a travel plan for the automatically driven vehicle C based on the parking reservation. Such a travel plan is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10 via the network N. FIG. The in-vehicle device 10 drives the automatically driven vehicle C based on such a driving plan.

Next, a configuration example of the management device 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the management device 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the management device 1 includes a control section 2 and a storage section 3 . The control unit 2 includes a reception unit 21 , an acquisition unit 22 , an allocation unit 23 , a lighting control unit 24 , a rule change unit 25 and a creation unit 26 .

The control unit 2 includes, for example, a computer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), input/output ports, and various circuits.

The CPU of the computer reads out and executes programs stored in the ROM, for example, so that the reception unit 21, the acquisition unit 22, the allocation unit 23, the lighting control unit 24, the rule change unit 25, and the creation unit 26 of the control unit 2 function as

At least one or all of the reception unit 21, the acquisition unit 22, the allocation unit 23, the lighting control unit 24, the rule change unit 25, and the creation unit 26 of the control unit 2 may be replaced with an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA ( Field Programmable Gate Array) can also be configured by hardware.

Also, the storage unit 3 corresponds to, for example, a RAM or an HDD. The RAM and HDD can store the parking lot database 31, the driving information database 32, the traffic light database 33, the rule information database 34, and information of various programs. Note that the management apparatus 1 may acquire the above-described programs and various information via other computers or portable recording media connected via a wired or wireless network.

The reception unit 21 of the control unit 2 receives a parking reservation for the automatically driven vehicle C in the area A under its jurisdiction. The reception unit 21 can receive a parking reservation from the terminal device 50 via the network N. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a parking reservation acceptance screen. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 50 displays input items such as "drop-off position", "desired arrival date and time", and "desired pick-up date and time" on the parking reservation acceptance screen.

"Get off position" indicates the position where the user gets off. That is, in the management system 100 according to the embodiment, the automatically driven vehicle C parks in the parking lot after delivering the user to the drop-off position.

The “desired arrival date and time” is the date and time that the user desires to arrive at the drop-off position. The self-driving vehicle C needs to deliver the user to the drop-off position by the desired arrival time.

The “desired pick-up date and time” is the desired date and time for the user to be picked up by the self-driving vehicle C at the drop-off position. That is, the period from the desired arrival time to the desired pick-up date and time is the stay time of the user at the drop-off position.

Further, for example, it is also assumed that the user does a plurality of errands at different positions after getting off the automatically driven vehicle C. For this reason, it is possible to input a place where the drop-off position is different from the position where the automatically driven vehicle C picks up the user. Also, when the user selects a parking lot as the drop-off position, the drop-off position is the parking lot. In such a case, for example, it is also possible for the user to designate a parking lot in which he wishes to park.

At this time, if management system 100 unavoidably allocates a parking lot different from the parking lot desired by the user, for example, even if a coupon that can be used within jurisdiction area A is given to user, that is, terminal device 50, good.

Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the acquisition unit 22 will be described. The acquisition unit 22 acquires travel information of the automatically driven vehicle C traveling in the area A under its jurisdiction. The self-driving vehicle C here indicates a vehicle that simply travels within the jurisdiction area A without making a parking reservation.

In the following, an automatically driven vehicle C that has made a parking reservation will be referred to as a target vehicle C1, and an automatically driven vehicle C that has not made a parking reservation and simply travels in the jurisdiction area A will be referred to as a non-target vehicle C2.

For example, the acquisition unit 22 sequentially acquires the information about the current location, the destination, and the travel route to the destination of the non-target vehicle C2 as travel information, and stores the information in the travel information database 32 of the storage unit 3 . That is, the traveling information database 32 stores the movements of the above-described other vehicles.

The allocation unit 23 allocates a parking lot within the jurisdiction area A to the target vehicle C1 based on the parking reservation received by the reception unit 21 . The allocation unit 23 refers to the parking lot database 31 of the storage unit 3 and allocates parking lots.

After allocating the parking lot, the allocating unit 23 updates the parking lot database 31 . The parking lot database 31 is a database that stores the locations of parking lots within the jurisdiction area A, the capacity of each parking lot, the allocation status, and the like. The allocation unit 23 updates the allocation status of the parking lot database 31 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of processing by the allocation unit 23. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the allocating unit 23 determines the range of allocation of parking lots with reference to the drop-off position Dp based on the user's staying time at the drop-off position Dp. As described above, the stay time is the time obtained by subtracting the "desired arrival date and time" from the "desired pick-up date and time" (see FIG. 4).

For example, when the staying time at the drop-off position Dp is short, the predetermined range T1 from the drop-off position Dp is the range to which the parking lot is allocated. Expanding.

That is, if the time required for the target vehicle C1 to make a round trip from the drop-off position Dp to the parking lot is longer than the user's staying time at the drop-off position Dp, before the target vehicle C1 enters the parking lot, I need to go.

That is, in such a case, the target vehicle C1 will always run while the user is staying at the drop-off position Dp, thus wasting energy.

Therefore, the allocating unit 23 can allocate an appropriate parking lot to each target vehicle C1 by limiting the range of parking lot allocation according to the user's staying time at the drop-off position Dp.

Note that FIG. 5 shows a case where the predetermined range T1 to T3 is a circular range, but the predetermined range T1 to T3 is required for the target vehicle C1 to go back and forth between the parking lot and the drop-off position Dp. Determined based on required time.

Further, when the receiving unit 21 receives a new parking reservation, the allocating unit 23 can update the previously allocated parking lot allocation. For example, when a parking reservation for a short stay at the drop-off position Dp is accepted, it is assumed that the parking lot P1 within the predetermined range T1 is fully booked.

In such a case, the allocating unit 23 assigns the target vehicle C1, which has a long stay time and does not interfere with the user's pickup and drop-off, among the target vehicles C1 parked in the parking lot P1, for example, to the parking lot P2 belonging to the predetermined range T2 or the predetermined parking lot. Assign to parking lot P3 belonging to range T3.

In this way, when receiving a new parking reservation, the allocating unit 23 can efficiently manage the parking lot by changing the allocation of the parking lot of the target vehicle C1 to which the parking lot has already been allocated. .

Note that the allocation unit 23 may change the allocated parking lot according to the vehicle type of the target vehicle C1. For example, if the target vehicle C1 is an electric vehicle and needs to be charged while parked, a parking lot equipped with a charging facility can be assigned to the target vehicle C1. Also, since some parking lots have height restrictions, it is possible to allocate parking lots so as to fit within the height restrictions.

Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the lighting control unit 24 will be described. The lighting control unit 24 controls the lighting state of each signal lamp at the intersection within the jurisdiction area A according to the congestion situation within the jurisdiction area A. FIG.

Specifically, the lighting control unit 24 refers to the travel information database 32 to determine the travel route along which each automatically driven vehicle C (including the target vehicle C1 and the non-target vehicle C2) is scheduled to travel in the jurisdiction area A. The congestion situation in the jurisdiction area A is predicted from.

Then, the lighting control unit 24 controls the lighting state of each signal lamp so as to eliminate such congestion. For example, the lighting control unit 24 controls the cycles of the green and red lights of each signal lamp as the lighting state, and writes the control results in the signal lamp database 33 .

The signal lamp database 33 is a database in which the lighting cycle of each signal lamp within the jurisdiction area A is stored. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of processing by the lighting control unit 24. As shown in FIG. Here, the control of a traffic light at one intersection will be described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 6, for example, a case where there are a total of three automatically driven vehicles C scheduled to enter the intersection from above and a total of 30 automated vehicles C scheduled to enter the intersection from the left side will be described.

In this case, the lighting control unit 24 lengthens the time during which the traffic light L1 installed on the road with relatively heavy traffic is lit in green, and the traffic light L2 installed on the road with relatively low traffic is lit in red. to lengthen the lighting time.

For example, the lighting control unit 24 distributes the green signal times of the traffic lights L1 and L2 according to the number of vehicles scheduled to run. That is, the lighting control unit 24 controls the lighting state so that the green light duration is longer for roads with a higher ratio of vehicles scheduled to travel.

This makes it possible to avoid congestion on roads with heavy traffic. Since the traffic volume at each intersection dynamically changes, the lighting control unit 24 appropriately changes the above process according to the traffic volume at each intersection.

Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the rule changing unit 25 will be described. The rule change unit 25 changes the traffic rules within the jurisdiction area A according to the congestion situation within the jurisdiction area A, updates the rule information database 34 in the storage unit 3, and notifies each in-vehicle device 10 of the updated content. The rule information database 34 is a database that stores information on traffic regulations within the area A under its jurisdiction.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of processing by the rule changing unit 25. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the rule changing unit 25 changes the one-way traffic rule in the jurisdiction area A to the opposite direction.

The rule change unit 25 makes the road a reverse one-way street (leftward in the figure) because there is no automated driving vehicle C passing through the one-way road in the permitted direction (rightward in the figure). , the above measures will be taken when the congestion situation is alleviated.

Also, for example, the rule changing unit 25 can relax the speed limit on roads that are expected to be congested. The example shown in the figure shows a case where the speed limit is relaxed from 30 km/h to 40 km/h.

Further, the rule change unit 25 can change the traffic rule of two-way traffic to one-way traffic in the direction of heavy traffic when the traffic volume of the oncoming lane is small. That is, it is possible to increase the number of lanes in the direction of heavy traffic.

In this way, the rule changing unit 25 grasps the movement of each automatically driven vehicle C and changes the traffic rules so as to alleviate the congestion. As a result, the automatically driven vehicle C can be smoothly driven within the jurisdiction area A.

Further, by combining the processing by the lighting control unit 24 and the processing by the rule changing unit 25, it is possible to make the automatically driven vehicle C run more smoothly. Note that the management device 1 may be configured to include only one of the lighting control unit 24 and the rule changing unit 25, and the lighting control unit 24 and the rule changing unit 25 may be provided by a server such as a police station. It may be managed by

Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the creation unit 26 will be described. The creation unit 26 creates a travel plan for the target vehicle C1 in the jurisdictional area A to the parking lot assigned by the assignment unit 23 . The creation unit 26 creates a travel plan based on the congestion situation predicted from the movement of other vehicles.

When the preparation unit 26 prepares the travel plan, it is conceivable that the drop-off position is the same as the parking lot (for example, the same facility) or that the drop-off position is different from the parking lot. First, the case where the drop-off position is the same facility as the parking lot will be described.

In such a case, first, the creation unit 26 calculates the travel route from the start point St of the target vehicle C1 to the parking lot. At this time, if a plurality of travel routes are conceivable, the creation unit 26 calculates all travel routes.

Subsequently, the creating unit 26 calculates the required time for each travel route. For example, the larger the traffic volume on the travel route, the longer the required time is calculated, and the smaller the traffic volume on the travel route, the shorter the required time is calculated.

Here, as described above, in the jurisdiction area A, the lighting control section 24 and the rule changing section 25 alleviate congestion. Therefore, the creating unit 26 calculates the required time for each travel route based on the control by the lighting control unit 24 and the rule changing unit 25 .

For example, the creation unit 26 calculates the time required to travel along the travel route with the lighting state of the signal lights controlled, or the time required to travel the travel route with the traffic rules changed. .

Subsequently, the creation unit 26 creates a travel plan in which the target vehicle C1 travels the travel route having the shortest required time among the plurality of travel routes, and transmits the travel plan to the in-vehicle device 10, and the travel information stored in the storage unit 3. update the database 32; The travel plan includes travel speed, travel lane, etc. at each point of the travel route. The in-vehicle device 10 controls the target vehicle C1 based on such a travel plan.

In this way, the preparation unit 26 prepares the travel plan in a state in which the congestion situation is alleviated, thereby allowing the target vehicle C1 to travel on an efficient travel route.

Next, a case where the drop-off position is different from the parking lot will be described. In such a case, the creating unit 26 first calculates a travel route from the start point St to the drop-off position and a travel route from the drop-off position to the parking lot.

That is, the creation unit 26 calculates a travel route to the parking lot via the drop-off position. Then, the creating unit 26 creates, for example, a travel plan that combines travel routes that take the shortest required time.

In this way, the creation unit 26 creates a travel plan from the drop-off position to the parking lot, thereby making it possible to create an appropriate travel plan that meets the needs of the user.

At this time, the user does not board the target vehicle C1 from the drop-off position to the parking lot. For this reason, the creation unit 26 may, for example, calculate the travel route so as not to interfere with the travel of the other target vehicle C1 on which the user is boarding.

In addition, since the traffic volume changes from time to time, the preparation unit 26 updates the prepared travel plan during the period from when the target vehicle C1 starts traveling to when it arrives at the parking lot. For example, if there is a travel route with a shorter required time than the travel plan created for the target vehicle C1, the creation unit 26 updates the travel plan so that the travel route is traveled.

After that, the creation unit 26 creates a travel plan for the target vehicle C1 to arrive at the drop-off position by the “desired pick-up date and time” (see FIG. 4), and notifies the in-vehicle device 10 of the travel plan.

Next, a processing procedure executed by the management device 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. 8A and 8B are flowcharts showing the processing procedure executed by the management device 1. FIG.

First, a series of processes from receiving a parking reservation to notifying a travel plan will be described with reference to FIG. 8A. As shown in FIG. 8A, first, the reception unit 21 receives a parking reservation (step S101), and the allocation unit 23 allocates a parking lot based on the parking reservation (step S102).

Subsequently, the creation unit 26 determines whether or not the drop-off position and the parking lot are the same (step S103). In this determination, if the alighting position and the parking lot match (step S103, Yes), the creating unit 26 creates a travel plan to the parking lot (step S104), and notifies the in-vehicle device 10 of the travel plan ( Step S105), the process ends.

On the other hand, if the drop-off position and the parking lot are different (step S103, No), the creation unit 26 creates a travel plan that passes through the drop-off position (step S106), and proceeds to the process of step S105.

Next, a process for updating the notified travel plan will be described with reference to FIG. 8B. As shown in FIG. 8B, the creation unit 26 determines whether or not the travel plan notified to the in-vehicle device 10 has the shortest required time (step S201).

If the required time of the travel plan is not the shortest (step S201, No), the creating unit 26 updates the travel plan so that the required time becomes the shortest (step S202).

Subsequently, the creation unit 26 notifies the vehicle-mounted device 10 of the updated travel plan (step S203), and determines whether or not the target vehicle C1 has arrived at the parking lot (step S204).

Here, if the target vehicle C1 has already arrived at the parking lot (step S204, Yes), the management device 1 ends the processing for the target vehicle C1. On the other hand, if the vehicle has not arrived at the parking lot (step S204, No), the process proceeds to step S201.

Also, in the process of step S201, if the required time of the notified travel plan is the shortest (step S201, Yes), the process proceeds to step S204. That is, the processing from step S201 to step S204 is continuously performed until the target vehicle C1 arrives at the parking lot. Note that the process may be performed by replacing the parking lot shown in step S204 of FIG. 8B as the exit position.

As described above, the management device 1 according to the embodiment includes the reception unit 21, the allocation unit 23, and the creation unit 26. The reception unit 21 receives a parking reservation for the automatically driven vehicle C in the area A under its jurisdiction. The allocating unit 23 allocates a parking lot within the jurisdiction area A to the automatically driven vehicle C based on the parking reservation received by the receiving unit 21 .

The creating unit 26 creates a travel plan for the automatically driven vehicle C to the parking lot assigned by the assigning unit 23 . Further, the creation unit 26 creates a travel plan based on the congestion situation predicted from the movement of other vehicles scheduled to travel in the area A under its jurisdiction. Therefore, according to the management device 1 according to the embodiment, the automatically driven vehicle C can be smoothly driven within a specific area.

By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the management device 1 allocates a parking lot from among a plurality of parking facilities to the target vehicle C1 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the management device 1 may allocate parking lots within the same parking facility. That is, jurisdiction area A may be one parking facility.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the management device 1 creates a travel plan for the target vehicle C1, which is the automatically driving vehicle C, has been described, but the target vehicle C1 is not limited to the automatically driving vehicle C, The vehicle may be a vehicle operated by a person.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the management device 1 creates a travel plan for the target vehicle C1 has been described. It is also possible to create a travel plan by

Also, it is assumed that the planned stay time differs from the actual stay time. For this reason, even if the management device 1 creates a travel plan for the target vehicle C1 to go to the user, for example, when an instruction to leave the target vehicle C1 is received from the terminal device 50 (see FIG. 2). good.

Further effects and modifications can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the broader aspects of the invention are not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments so shown and described. Accordingly, various changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

1 management device 10 in-vehicle device 21 reception unit 22 acquisition unit 23 allocation unit 24 lighting control unit 25 rule change unit 26 creation unit 100 management system A jurisdiction area C self-driving vehicle C1 target vehicle C2 non-target vehicle

Claims (7)

A reception unit that accepts parking reservations for automated driving vehicles in the area under its jurisdiction;
an allocation unit that allocates a parking lot within the jurisdiction area to the autonomous vehicle based on the parking reservation received by the reception unit;
a creating unit that creates a travel plan for the automated driving vehicle to the parking lot assigned by the assigning unit;
The reception unit
Accepting the parking reservation including drop-off position information about the drop-off position that the user of the automated driving vehicle desires to drop off and which can be set by the user;
The creation unit
A management device, wherein the travel plan is created based on a congestion situation predicted from movements of other vehicles scheduled to travel in the area under the jurisdiction. The creation unit
2. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the travel plan that minimizes the required time is created. further comprising a signal light control unit that controls the lighting state of each signal light at the intersection within the jurisdictional area according to the congestion situation;
The creation unit
The management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the travel plan is created based on the congestion situation predicted from the lighting state of each of the signal lights controlled by the signal light control section. further comprising a rule changing unit that changes traffic rules within the jurisdictional area according to the congestion situation;
The creation unit
The management device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the travel plan is created based on the congestion situation predicted from the traffic rules changed by the rule change unit. The allocation unit
The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the range of allocating the parking lot with reference to the drop-off position is determined based on the stay time of the user at the drop-off position. A management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ;
and an in-vehicle device that controls the automatically driven vehicle based on the travel plan created by the management device. A computer-implemented management method comprising:
A reception process for receiving a parking reservation for an automated driving vehicle in the area under its jurisdiction;
an allocating step of allocating a parking lot within the jurisdiction area to the autonomous vehicle based on the parking reservation received by the receiving step;
a creating step of creating a travel plan for the automated driving vehicle to the parking lot assigned by the assigning step;
The receiving step includes
Accepting the parking reservation including drop-off position information about the drop-off position that the user of the automated driving vehicle desires to drop off and which can be set by the user;
The creation step includes:
A management method, wherein the travel plan is created based on congestion conditions predicted from movements of other vehicles that are scheduled to travel within the jurisdiction area.

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