Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, vehicle control program, and vehicle

Abstract

To change various specifications of a travel-target vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle control device 20 acquires ID information output from a terminal mounted inside a travel-target vehicle 12. The vehicle control device 20 identifies the vehicle information which is made to correspond to the ID information beforehand and validates the identified vehicle information on the basis of the acquired ID information. The vehicle control device 20 controls the travel-target vehicle 12 on the basis of the validated vehicle information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a vehicle control program, and a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 discloses a proximity ID control device that increases the convenience of users who use a vehicle by receiving setting information transmitted from a proximity ID mobile communication terminal and controlling the display of an in-vehicle device or display device based on the received setting information (see, for example, the abstract). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2007-245912 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, it is preferable to be able to change not only the display specifications of the display device in the vehicle, but also other vehicle specifications. The technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a technology for allowing a user to adjust the display device in the vehicle to suit his / her preferences, but does not take into consideration changing other vehicle specifications.

[0005] In consideration of the above, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a vehicle control program, and a vehicle that are capable of changing various specifications of a traveling vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The vehicle control device of the first embodiment is a vehicle control device that includes an acquisition unit that acquires ID information output from a terminal installed in a target vehicle, an identification unit that identifies vehicle information that has been previously associated with the ID information based on the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit and validates the identified vehicle information, and a control unit that controls the target vehicle based on the vehicle information validated by the identification unit.

[0007] The vehicle control device acquires ID information output from a terminal installed in the target vehicle. The vehicle control device identifies vehicle information previously associated with the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and activates the identified vehicle information. The vehicle control device controls the target vehicle based on the activated vehicle information. This makes it possible to change various specifications of the target vehicle.

[0008] In a second aspect of the vehicle control device, in the vehicle control device of the first aspect, the vehicle information is driving characteristic information that represents the driving characteristics of a vehicle, the identification unit identifies a vehicle type to be reproduced that is indicated by the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and enables the driving characteristic information by reflecting the driving characteristic information corresponding to the identified vehicle type to be reproduced in the driving characteristic information of the running target vehicle, and the control unit controls the running target vehicle based on the enabled driving characteristic information. This allows the driving characteristic information corresponding to the vehicle type to be reproduced to be reproduced, and the running target vehicle can be driven using the reproduced driving characteristic information.

[0009] In a third aspect of the vehicle control device, in the first or second aspect, the target vehicle is an electric vehicle, and the driving characteristic information includes accelerator response characteristic information. This allows the accelerator response characteristic corresponding to the vehicle type to be reproduced to be reproduced, and the target vehicle can be driven using the reproduced accelerator response characteristic.

[0010] A fourth aspect of the vehicle control device is the vehicle control device of any one of the first to third aspects, in which the target vehicle is an electric vehicle, and the driving characteristics information includes information on the gear ratio of a manual transmission. This allows the gear ratio of the manual transmission corresponding to the vehicle type to be reproduced to be reproduced, and the target vehicle can be driven with the gear ratio of the reproduced manual transmission.

[0011] In the vehicle control device of the fifth aspect, in the vehicle control device of any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the acquisition unit acquires at least two pieces of ID information, the combination of the driving characteristic information associated with the first ID information of the two pieces of ID information and the driving characteristic information associated with the second ID information of the two pieces of ID information is reflected in the driving characteristic information of the target vehicle. This reproduces a combination of multiple driving characteristic information, and the target vehicle can be driven by the reproduced driving characteristic information.

[0012] The vehicle control device of a sixth aspect is the vehicle control device of any one of the first to fifth aspects, further including a storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are stored in advance, and the identification unit validates the vehicle information that is associated in advance with the ID information among the plurality of pieces of vehicle information, thereby making it possible to validate only the vehicle information to be reproduced.

[0013] The vehicle control device of the seventh aspect is the vehicle control device of any one of the first to sixth aspects, further including a storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are stored in advance, and each of the plurality of pieces of vehicle information stored in the storage unit is information that is downloaded in advance from a server before the terminal is placed in the traveling target vehicle. Thereby, for example, by downloading vehicle information with a large amount of data in advance, it is not necessary to download it later, and the vehicle information can be used immediately.

[0014] The vehicle control device of the eighth aspect is the vehicle control device of any one of the first to seventh aspects, further including a storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are stored in advance, the timing at which each of the plurality of pieces of vehicle information is stored in the storage unit is different, the identification unit transmits an instruction signal to a server when driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit is not stored in the storage unit, the server transmits the driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit to the vehicle control device in response to receiving the instruction signal, and the identification unit validates the driving characteristic information transmitted from the server. This makes it possible to acquire the target vehicle information after the fact even if the target vehicle information is not stored in the storage unit.

[0015] A ninth aspect of the vehicle control device is the vehicle control device of any one of the first to eighth aspects, in which the terminal is a toy with an ID tag simulating a vehicle. This makes it possible to set vehicle information of a traveling target vehicle according to the type of the toy simulating a vehicle.

[0016] A tenth aspect of the vehicle control device is a vehicle control device in which the terminal is a mobile terminal. This makes it possible to set vehicle information of a traveling vehicle according to the type of information output from the mobile terminal.

[0017] The vehicle of the eleventh aspect is a vehicle equipped with the vehicle control device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, thereby making it possible to change various specifications of the traveling vehicle.

[0018] The vehicle control method of the twelfth aspect is a vehicle control method in which a computer executes a process to acquire ID information output from a terminal installed in a target vehicle, identify vehicle information previously associated with the ID information based on the acquired ID information, validate the identified vehicle information, and control the target vehicle based on the validated vehicle information. This makes it possible to change various specifications of the target vehicle, as in the first aspect.

[0019] The vehicle control program of the thirteenth aspect is a vehicle control program for causing a computer to execute a process of acquiring ID information output from a terminal installed in a target vehicle, identifying vehicle information previously associated with the ID information based on the acquired ID information, validating the identified vehicle information, and controlling the target vehicle based on the validated vehicle information. This allows various specifications of the target vehicle to be changed, as in the first aspect. Effect of the Invention

[0020] As described above, the present disclosure has the advantage of being able to change various specifications of a traveling vehicle. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the present embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic block diagram of a vehicle control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in an information storage unit. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a computer of a vehicle control device. [Diagram 5] 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by the vehicle control device according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] <Embodiment>

[0023] Hereinafter, a vehicle control device according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where a traveling vehicle is an electric vehicle will be described. Examples of electric vehicles to which the vehicle control device according to the present embodiment can be applied include an electric vehicle (BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), and a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV: Hybrid Electric Vehicle).

[0024] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, when a toy M simulating a vehicle (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a minicar M) is placed on the center console C of a vehicle to be driven, the vehicle control device (not shown) of this embodiment outputs an image of the vehicle that the minicar M imitates to a display device 19 in the vehicle to be driven according to ID information output by an ID tag (not shown) embedded in the toy M. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1(A), when a certain minicar M is placed on the center console C, the vehicle control device (not shown) displays an image of a vehicle (for example, a sports car with the same appearance as the minicar M) on the display device 19. Also, as shown in FIG. 1(B)(C), when a minicar M different from that in FIG. 1(A) is placed on the center console C, the vehicle control device (not shown) displays an image of a vehicle with the same appearance as the minicar M on the display device 19.

[0025] Furthermore, the vehicle control device of this embodiment changes various specifications of the traveling target vehicle 12 according to ID information output by an ID tag (not shown) embedded in the miniature car M. Specifically, the vehicle control device (not shown) of this embodiment reflects vehicle information of the vehicle simulated by the miniature car M in the vehicle information of the traveling target vehicle 12. For example, when an occupant places the miniature car M on the center console C, the driving specific operation information of the vehicle simulated by the miniature car M is reflected in the driving characteristic operation information of the traveling target vehicle 12. More specifically, for example, the response characteristics of the accelerator of the vehicle simulated by the miniature car M is reflected in the response characteristics of the accelerator of the traveling target vehicle 12. This makes it possible to change various specifications related to the traveling of the traveling target vehicle. Also, the occupant can enjoy the driving characteristics of the traveling target vehicle 12. A specific description will be given below.

[0026] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a vehicle control system 10 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the vehicle control system 10 includes a target vehicle 12 and a server 14. The target vehicle 12 includes a reading device 18, a display device 19, and a vehicle control device 20. The target vehicle 12 and the server 14 are connected to each other via a predetermined network 16 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0027] (Reading device) The reading device 18 is installed at a predetermined location of the traveling target vehicle 12. For example, the reading device 18 is installed inside the center console C shown in Fig. 1. The reading device 18 reads ID information output by an ID tag inside the minicar M placed on the center console C. Note that data is exchanged between the reading device 18 and the ID tag by a known short-range communication method.

[0028] (display device) The display device 19 displays various screens according to the control of the vehicle control device 20. For example, the display device 19 displays a screen as shown in FIG.

[0029] (Vehicle control device) As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle control device 20 functionally includes an information storage unit 22, an acquisition unit 24, an identification unit 26, and a control unit .

[0030] The information storage unit 22 stores vehicle information associated with a plurality of vehicle types in advance. The vehicle information is information related to the vehicle represented by the minicar M. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the vehicle information is driving characteristic information that represents the driving characteristics of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of driving characteristic information stored in the information storage unit 22 is information that has been downloaded in advance from the server 14 before the minicar M is placed in the traveling target vehicle 12.

[0031] 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the information storage unit 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the information storage unit 22 stores ID information, vehicle type information, and driving characteristic information in association with each of a plurality of ID information. The vehicle type information is information that represents a type of vehicle that corresponds to the appearance of the miniature car M. The driving characteristic information is information that represents driving characteristics possessed by a vehicle that belongs to the vehicle type that corresponds to the miniature car M. For example, the driving characteristic information includes information on accelerator response characteristics and information on the gear ratio of a manual transmission.

[0032] For example, if the vehicle type "A" associated with the ID information "00001" shown in FIG. 3 represents a sports car, the driving characteristic information "X" possessed by the sports car is stored in the information storage unit 22 in association with the ID information "00001" and the vehicle type "A."

[0033] The acquisition unit 24 acquires the ID information output from the miniature car M placed inside the traveling target vehicle 12. Specifically, the acquisition unit 24 acquires the ID information read by the reader 18.

[0034] The identifying unit 26 identifies driving characteristic information that is associated in advance with the ID information, based on the ID information acquired by the acquiring unit 24. Next, the identifying unit 26 validates the identified driving characteristic information.

[0035] More specifically, the identification unit 26 identifies the vehicle type of the reproduction target indicated by the acquired ID information based on the ID information. Then, the identification unit 26 validates the driving characteristics information corresponding to the identified vehicle type of the reproduction target by reflecting the driving characteristics information corresponding to the identified vehicle type of the reproduction target in the driving characteristics information of the traveling target vehicle 12.

[0036] The control unit 28 controls the target vehicle 12 based on the driving characteristic information validated by the identification unit 26 .

[0037] For example, when the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 is "00001", the identification unit 26 refers to the information storage unit 22 to identify the vehicle type "A" of the reproduction target indicated by the ID information "00001". Then, the identification unit 26 reflects the driving characteristic information "X" corresponding to the identified vehicle type "A" of the reproduction target in the driving characteristic information of the traveling target vehicle 12, thereby validating the driving characteristic information "X". For example, the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type "A" of the reproduction target is reflected in the accelerator response characteristic of the traveling target vehicle 12. Then, the control unit 28 controls the traveling target vehicle 12 based on the driving characteristic information "X" validated by the identification unit 26.

[0038] As a result, the driving characteristic information "X" that the vehicle type "A" of the vehicle that the minicar M is simulating is reproduced in the target vehicle 12, allowing the occupants of the target vehicle 12 to enjoy its driving characteristics.

[0039] The vehicle control device 20 can be realized by, for example, a computer as shown in Fig. 4. The computer that realizes the vehicle control device 20 includes a CPU 51, a memory 52 as a temporary storage area, and a non-volatile storage unit 53. The computer also includes an input / output interface (I / F) 54 to which input / output devices (not shown) such as the reading device 18 and the display device 19 are connected, and a read / write (R / W) unit 55 that controls reading and writing of data from and to a recording medium 59. The computer also includes a network I / F 56 that is connected to a network such as the Internet. The CPU 51, the memory 52, the storage unit 53, the input / output I / F 54, the R / W unit 55, and the network I / F 56 are connected to one another via a bus 57.

[0040] The storage unit 53 can be realized by a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, etc. The storage unit 53 as a storage medium stores a program for making the computer function. The CPU 51 reads the program from the storage unit 53, expands it in the memory 52, and sequentially executes the processes contained in the program.

[0041] Next, the operation of the vehicle control system 10 according to the embodiment will be described.

[0042] When the minicar M is placed on the center console C, the reader 18 reads the ID information output from the ID tag of the minicar M. Then, the reader 18 outputs a control signal to the vehicle control device 20, which indicates that the ID information has been detected.

[0043] When the vehicle control device 20 receives the control signal output from the reading device 18, it executes a vehicle control processing routine shown in FIG.

[0044] In step S100, the acquisition unit 24 acquires the ID information read by the reader 18.

[0045] In step S102, the identification unit 26 identifies the vehicle type information and driving characteristic information previously associated with the ID information acquired in step S100, based on the ID information. The identification unit 26 also identifies the identified vehicle type information, and causes the display device 19 to display an image of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle type information, as shown in FIG.

[0046] In step S104, the identification unit 26 enables the driving characteristic information identified in step S102. When enabling the identified driving characteristic information, for example, a screen inquiring of the occupant as to whether or not to enable the driving characteristic information of the corresponding vehicle type may be displayed on the display device 19, and the identified driving characteristic information may be enabled when an OK instruction is received from the occupant.

[0047] In step S106, the control unit 28 controls the target traveling vehicle 12 based on the driving characteristic information enabled in step S104. Specifically, the control unit 28 controls the target traveling vehicle 12 so that the driving characteristic information of the reproduction target is reproduced.

[0048] As described above, the vehicle control device of the vehicle control system 10 according to this embodiment acquires ID information output from a toy placed in the target vehicle. Then, based on the acquired ID information, the vehicle control device identifies driving characteristic information previously associated with the ID information, and activates the identified driving characteristic information. The vehicle control device controls the target vehicle based on the activated driving characteristic information. This makes it possible to change various specifications related to the driving of the target vehicle. Also, the data to be reflected in the target vehicle can be identified based on the type of ID tag.

[0049] In addition, according to the vehicle control device of this embodiment, by providing a correlation between the appearance of the miniature car and the driving characteristics, it is possible to give the user, who is the occupant, a sense of immersion and improve the user experience. In addition, in this embodiment, the driving characteristics of the vehicle type corresponding to the miniature car are reproduced in the traveling vehicle, so that the occupant can enjoy various driving characteristics. Specifically, by the user, who is the occupant, collecting various miniature cars, the occupant can enjoy various driving characteristics.

[0050] In addition, although there are known conventional technologies that can change the display mode of the meter or center display, it is difficult to significantly change the impression given to the occupants even if they are changed, and the occupants may become tired of looking at the display mode of the meter or center display. On the other hand, in the case of a normal vehicle, the ride quality of the vehicle is always constant, and the occupants lose a sense of freshness in the driving characteristics. However, in the case of a normal vehicle, there is a problem that changing the ride quality of the vehicle requires a great deal of time and cost due to the structure of the vehicle.

[0051] In contrast, the vehicle control device of this embodiment makes it possible to change the driving characteristics of the traveling vehicle in accordance with the ID information output from the ID tag, making it possible to easily change the ride feel of the vehicle.

[0052] Although the vehicle control system 10 according to the embodiment has been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0053] For example, in the above embodiment, the terminal placed inside the target vehicle 12 is a miniature car M, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal placed inside the target vehicle 12 may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the vehicle information is described as driving characteristic information, but is not limited thereto. Any information may be used as the vehicle information as long as it is information related to the vehicle and can be reflected in the running target vehicle 12. For example, the interior of the running target vehicle 12 or the engine sound of the running target vehicle 12 may be changed according to the vehicle information, in addition to the driving characteristics of the vehicle. In this case, the interior of the running target vehicle 12 is changed by changing the light output from the light-emitting element or display device arranged at each location of the running target vehicle 12. In the present embodiment, the driving characteristic information is described as information on the response characteristics of the accelerator and information on the gear ratio of the manual transmission, but is not limited thereto. Any information may be used as the driving characteristic information as long as it represents the driving characteristics of the vehicle.

[0055] Also, the characteristics of the target vehicle 12 may be changed according to the position of the minicar M on the center console C. For example, when the minicar M is slid forward, the target vehicle 12 may be controlled to shorten the distance between the target vehicle 12 and the preceding vehicle. Also, for example, when the minicar M is slid forward, the target vehicle 12 may be put into a more sporty mode, and the response characteristics of the accelerator of the target vehicle 12 may be changed.

[0056] In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which one miniature car M is placed on the center console C and the driving characteristic information corresponding to the miniature car M is reflected in the driving characteristic information of the travel target vehicle 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two or more pieces of driving characteristic information may be mixed and reflected in the driving characteristic information of the travel target vehicle 12. For example, when two miniature cars M are placed on the center console C and at least two pieces of ID information are acquired by the acquisition unit 24, a combination of driving characteristic information associated with the first ID information of the two ID information and driving characteristic information associated with the second ID information of the two ID information may be reflected in the driving characteristic information of the travel target vehicle 12. In this case, for example, the identification unit 26 may reflect the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type A corresponding to the first ID information to the travel target vehicle 12, and may reflect the gear ratio of the manual transmission of the vehicle type B corresponding to the second ID information to the travel target vehicle 12. Alternatively, the identification unit 26 may reflect, to the target vehicle 12, an accelerator response characteristic that represents the average of the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type A corresponding to the first ID information and the accelerator response characteristic of the vehicle type B corresponding to the second ID information.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the driving characteristic information, which is an example of vehicle information, is stored in advance in the information storage unit 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the timing at which the multiple pieces of vehicle information are stored in the information storage unit 22 may be different.

[0058] For example, when driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 is not stored in the information storage unit 22, the identification unit 26 may download the corresponding driving characteristic information from the server 14. Specifically, in this case, the identification unit 26 transmits an instruction signal to the server 14. Then, in response to receiving the instruction signal, the server 14 transmits the driving characteristic information associated with the vehicle type corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 to the vehicle control device 20. Then, the identification unit 26 of the vehicle control device 20 validates the driving characteristic information transmitted from the server 14.

[0059] More specifically, for example, when the target ID information is acquired by the acquisition unit 24, if the vehicle type information corresponding to the ID information is not stored in the information storage unit 22, the vehicle control device 20 may download the combination of the vehicle type information and driving characteristic information from the server 14.

[0060] Alternatively, for example, if vehicle type information corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit 24 is stored in the information storage unit 22, but some driving characteristic information corresponding to that vehicle type information is not stored in the information storage unit 22, the vehicle control device 20 may download the driving characteristic information that is not stored in the information storage unit 22 from the server 14.

[0061] For example, among the driving characteristic information, information on accelerator response characteristics may already be stored in the information storage unit 22, while information on the gear ratio of the manual transmission may not be stored in the information storage unit 22. In this case, when the target ID information is acquired by the acquisition unit 24, the vehicle control device 20 may download information on the gear ratio of the manual transmission from the server 14, for example, in response to receiving an instruction from the user.

[0062] For this reason, at the time when the user purchases the target vehicle 12, only information having a relatively large amount of data may be stored in the information storage unit 22 of the vehicle control device 20, and information having a relatively small amount of data may be downloaded from the server 14 later.

[0063] More specifically, for example, various types of vehicle information are stored in the information storage unit 22 of the vehicle control device 20. For example, examples of the vehicle information stored in the information storage unit 22 include information on the vehicle human interface, information on driving characteristics, and information on dial-type operation switches. The amount of data for each of these pieces of information is different. For example, the amount of data for information on dial-type operation switches is relatively large, so the information may be downloaded in advance to the information storage unit 22 at the time the user purchases the target vehicle 12.

[0064] In addition, the processing performed by the CPU by reading the software (program) in the above embodiment may be performed by various processors other than the CPU. Examples of the processor in this case include a PLD (Programmable Logic Device) such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacture, and a dedicated electric circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) which is a processor having a circuit configuration designed exclusively for performing a specific processing. The processing may be performed by one of these various processors, or may be performed by a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (for example, a plurality of FPGAs, and a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). The hardware structure of these various processors is, more specifically, an electric circuit that combines circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

[0065] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, various data are stored in the storage, but this is not limiting. For example, a recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory may be used as the storage unit. In this case, various programs and data are stored in these recording media. [Explanation of symbols]

[0066] 10 Vehicle Control System 12 Vehicles to be driven 14 Server 20 Vehicle control device 22 Information storage section 24 Acquisition Department 26 Specific section 28 Control Unit

Claims

1. An acquisition unit that acquires ID information output from a terminal installed in a traveling target vehicle; an identification unit that identifies vehicle information previously associated with the ID information based on the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit, and validates the identified vehicle information; A control unit that controls the target vehicle based on the vehicle information enabled by the identification unit; A vehicle control device comprising:

2. The vehicle information is driving characteristic information representing driving characteristics of a vehicle, The identification unit identifies a vehicle type of the reproduction target indicated by the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and validates the driving characteristic information by reflecting the driving characteristic information corresponding to the identified vehicle type of the reproduction target in the driving characteristic information of the traveling target vehicle; The control unit controls the target vehicle based on the enabled driving characteristic information. The vehicle control device according to claim 1.

3. the target vehicle is an electric vehicle, The driving characteristic information includes information on accelerator response characteristics. The vehicle control device according to claim 2.

4. the target vehicle is an electric vehicle, The driving characteristic information includes information on the gear ratio of a manual transmission. The vehicle control device according to claim 2.

5. When at least two pieces of ID information are acquired by the acquisition unit, a combination of the driving characteristic information associated with a first ID information of the two pieces of ID information and the driving characteristic information associated with a second ID information of the two pieces of ID information is reflected in the driving characteristic information of the running target vehicle. The vehicle control device according to any one of claims 2 to 3.

6. The vehicle information storage device further includes a storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are stored in advance, the identification unit validates vehicle information that is pre-associated with the ID information among the plurality of pieces of vehicle information; The vehicle control device according to claim 1.

7. The vehicle information storage device further includes a storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are stored in advance, Each of the plurality of pieces of vehicle information stored in the storage unit is information that has been downloaded in advance from a server before the terminal is placed in the target vehicle. The vehicle control device according to claim 1.

8. The vehicle information storage device further includes a storage unit in which a plurality of pieces of vehicle information are stored in advance, The timing at which each of the plurality of pieces of vehicle information is stored in the storage unit is different, the identifying unit transmits an instruction signal to a server when vehicle information corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquiring unit is not stored in the storage unit; In response to receiving the instruction signal, the server transmits the vehicle information corresponding to the ID information acquired by the acquisition unit to the vehicle control device; The identification unit validates the vehicle information transmitted from the server. The vehicle control device according to claim 1.

9. The terminal is a toy equipped with an ID tag that simulates a vehicle. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 or 2.

10. The terminal is a mobile terminal. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 or 2.

11. A vehicle comprising the vehicle control device according to claim 1 or 2.

12. Acquire ID information output from a terminal installed in a traveling vehicle; Identifying vehicle information previously associated with the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and validating the identified vehicle information; Controlling the target vehicle based on the enabled vehicle information. A vehicle control method in which processing is executed by a computer.

13. Acquire ID information output from a terminal installed in a traveling vehicle; Identifying vehicle information previously associated with the ID information based on the acquired ID information, and validating the identified vehicle information; Controlling the target vehicle based on the enabled vehicle information. A vehicle control program for causing a computer to execute processing.

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