Information processing device and information processing method

Abstract

To provide an information processing device and an information processing method capable of starting travel based on a new route for enabling a vehicle to arrive at a destination even in the case that a traffic situation in a route till arriving at the destination is deteriorated.SOLUTION: An information processing device and an information processing method set a route candidate from a departure place of a vehicle to a destination as a temporary route, and determines whether the vehicle can arrive at the destination by traveling on the temporary route on the basis of a charge residual amount of the vehicle. In the case that the vehicle is determined not to be able to arrive at the destination by traveling on the temporary route, a route candidate from the departure place to the destination via a charging spot, determined on the basis of traffic information is reset as a temporary route. If the vehicle is determined to be able to arrive at the destination by traveling on the temporary route, the temporary route is set as a travel route.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses technology relating to a navigation device that searches for a route based on input of a departure point and a destination, extracts charging spots if the destination is not within a reachable range determined from the vehicle's remaining charge, calculates the amount of charge at the charging spots required to reach the destination, and displays the extracted charging spots and the amount of charge at those charging spots along with the searched route. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-113770 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 does not take traffic conditions into account when searching for a route, so if traffic conditions worsen on the route to the destination, the amount of power consumption required to drive the vehicle to the destination will increase, and there is a risk that the destination will not be reached.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide an information processing device and an information processing method that can start traveling based on a new route that will allow the vehicle to reach the destination even if traffic conditions deteriorate on the route to the destination. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information processing device and an information processing method according to one aspect of the present invention set a candidate route from a departure point to a destination of a vehicle as a tentative route, and determine whether the vehicle can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route based on the remaining charge of the vehicle. If it is determined that the vehicle cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, a candidate route from the departure point to the destination that passes through a charging spot and is determined based on traffic information is reset as the tentative route. If it is determined that the vehicle can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, the tentative route is set as the traveling route. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, even if traffic conditions deteriorate on the route to the destination, the vehicle can start traveling based on a new route that will allow the vehicle to reach the destination. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0010] [System Configuration] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system includes a terminal 100 (information terminal), a server 200, and a vehicle 300, which are connected to each other via a wireless or wired network 400.

[0011] The network 400 may be, for example, the Internet. The network 400 may use a mobile communication function such as 4G / LTE or 5G.

[0012] The terminal 100 accepts a user operation and transmits information related to the accepted operation to the network 400. An example of the terminal 100 is a mobile terminal (smartphone, tablet, etc.) that a user uses on a daily basis.

[0013] The user operates the terminal 100 to specify the destination to which the vehicle 300 is heading and the estimated arrival time at which the vehicle 300 will arrive at the destination. Alternatively, the user may operate the terminal 100 to specify the estimated departure time at which the vehicle 300 will depart. Therefore, the information related to the received operation may include the destination to which the vehicle 300 is heading, the estimated arrival time, the estimated departure time, etc.

[0014] Vehicle 300 is a vehicle that provides transportation to a destination specified by a user, and examples thereof include an autonomous vehicle. Other examples of vehicle 300 include various types of transportation, such as manned / unmanned taxis, buses, and trucks. A plurality of vehicles may be registered in the information processing system.

[0015] It is assumed that the vehicle 300 is equipped with an on-board device (not shown), and vehicle information of the vehicle 300 (e.g., sensor information indicating the remaining charge of the battery installed in the vehicle 300) is transmitted from the vehicle 300 to the network 400 via the on-board device.

[0016] Alternatively, the in-vehicle device may be configured to receive user operations and transmit information related to the received operations to the network 400, similar to the terminal 100. The in-vehicle device may also be configured to acquire a scheduled departure time of the vehicle 300 and set the start times of various devices (such as an air conditioning system and seat heaters) mounted on the vehicle 300 based on the acquired scheduled departure time. The in-vehicle device may also be configured to automatically start devices before the vehicle 300 departs or in synchronization with the departure of the vehicle 300.

[0017] The vehicle 300 may transmit the vehicle information of the vehicle 300 at a predetermined timing or at a predetermined interval, or may transmit the vehicle information of the vehicle 300 based on a request from the terminal 100 or the server 200.

[0018] More specifically, vehicle 300 may transmit vehicle information, particularly information indicating the remaining battery charge, when charging of the onboard battery starts or ends. Vehicle 300 may also transmit vehicle information when the ignition is turned on or off.

[0019] The server 200 acquires information transmitted from the terminal 100 and the vehicle 300 via the network 400, and searches for a travel route for the vehicle 300 based on the acquired information. The search for a travel route uses the current position of the vehicle 300, map information around the destination, and traffic information (traffic congestion information indicating the state of congestion in the area where the vehicle 300 is traveling, traffic congestion statistical information, road information, weather information, etc.). Note that the traffic information may be traffic congestion information or traffic congestion statistical information acquired from a vehicle information and communication system.

[0020] In the following, it is assumed that the terminal 100, the server 200, and the vehicle 300 are capable of bidirectional communication with each other via the network 400.

[0021] [Device configuration] Next, a description will be given of the terminal 100 (information terminal). As shown in Fig. 1, the terminal 100 includes a sensor 150, a display unit 160, an operation unit 170, a communication unit 110, and a controller .

[0022] The sensor 150 is made up of a group of multiple sensors, and includes a position detection sensor that acquires position information of the terminal 100. For example, the position detection sensor is a sensor that measures absolute position such as a GPS (Global Positioning System).

[0023] Additionally, the sensor 150 may include an environmental sensor that acquires environmental information (such as temperature, humidity, vibration, acceleration, and sound) related to the environment in which the terminal 100 is placed. For example, the environmental sensor is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vibration sensor, an acceleration sensor, a microphone, etc.

[0024] The display unit 160 displays information about the vehicle 300 and information about the travel route of the vehicle 300 searched by the server 200. The information about the vehicle 300 and the information about the travel route are acquired from the server 200 via the network 400 by the communication unit 110 described below. In addition, the display unit 160 may display route information from the position of the terminal 100 to the position of the vehicle 300, which is necessary for the user to travel to the position of the vehicle 300, and guidance information for guiding the user's travel.

[0025] Note that the display unit 160 is not limited to one that presents various types of information visually. The display unit 160 may present information to the user through auditory information, or may generate vibrations to present information to the user through vibration stimulation.

[0026] The display unit 160 may provide various notifications to the user by using visual information, auditory information, vibration stimuli, etc. The content of the notification by the display unit 160 may include whether or not the vehicle 300 is scheduled to travel, the scheduled departure time of the vehicle 300 for the scheduled travel, the travel route along which the vehicle 300 is scheduled to travel, traffic information on the travel route, etc. The time at which the display unit 160 provides the notification may be set by the server 200, which will be described later.

[0027] The operation unit 170 accepts user operations corresponding to various commands from the user to the information processing system. For example, the operation unit 170 may be an input interface having a plurality of buttons, or may be a touch panel having a touch interface.

[0028] More specifically, the display unit 160 may display icons represented by pictures or symbols so that the user can operate them, and the operation unit 170 may accept user operations by the user touching, dragging, etc. the displayed icons.

[0029] The communication unit 110 transmits and receives information to and from the network 400. The communication unit 110 stores information acquired from the network 400 in a memory or the like (not shown), and also outputs predetermined information such as requests generated based on user operations and environmental information to the network 400. For example, the communication unit 110 may be an in-vehicle device equipped with a 4G / LTE mobile communication function, or an in-vehicle device equipped with a Wi-Fi communication function.

[0030] The controller 130 is connected to the sensor 150, the display unit 160, the operation unit 170, and the communication unit 110, and information from the sensor 150, the operation unit 170, and the communication unit 110 is input to the controller 130, and information is output from the controller 130 to the display unit 160 and the communication unit 110.

[0031] The controller 130 is a general-purpose microcomputer equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, and an input / output unit. A computer program (information terminal program) for functioning as part of an information processing system is installed in the controller 130. By executing the computer program, the controller 130 controls the display unit 160 and the communication unit 110.

[0032] The various information processing functions of the controller 130 may be realized by software or by dedicated hardware.

[0033] In particular, the information processing performed by the controller 130 involves the controller 130 generating a request to the information processing system based on a user's operation on the operation unit 170. For example, the request may include a designation of a destination to which the vehicle 300 is heading and an estimated time of arrival at the destination. The request may also include a designation of an estimated time of departure from the vehicle 300.

[0034] In addition, the on-board device (not shown) mounted on the vehicle 300 may be equipped with a sensor 150, a display unit 160, an operation unit 170, a communication unit 110, and a controller 130, similar to the terminal 100.

[0035] [Server Configuration] Next, a description will be given of the server 200 (information processing device). As shown in FIG.

[0036] The communication unit 210 (communication means) transmits and receives information to and from the network 400. The communication unit 210 receives a request from a user transmitted from the terminal 100 and records the request in the database 220. The request received by the communication unit 210 is processed by the controller 230, which will be described later.

[0037] Furthermore, the communication unit 210 acquires predetermined information, such as vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle 300, from the network 400, and records the acquired information in the database 220. Alternatively, the communication unit 210 may acquire traffic information from an external server other than the server 200.

[0038] The database 220 (storage means) stores information acquired by the communication unit 210, such as vehicle information of the vehicle 300, the position of the terminal 100, and the position of the vehicle 300. In addition, the database 220 may store traffic information, past requests of users, usage history and frequency of the information processing system, and the like.

[0039] The controller 230 is a general-purpose microcomputer equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, and an input / output unit. A computer program (information processing server program) for functioning as part of an information processing system is installed in the controller 230. By executing the computer program, the controller 230 functions as multiple information processing circuits (231, 233, 235, 237, 239).

[0040] Here, an example is shown in which the multiple information processing circuits (231, 233, 235, 237, 239) provided in the controller 230 are realized by software. However, it is also possible to configure the information processing circuits (231, 233, 235, 237, 239) by preparing dedicated hardware for executing each of the information processes described below. Also, the multiple information processing circuits (231, 233, 235, 237, 239) may be configured by individual hardware.

[0041] The controller 230 includes a route search unit 231, a power consumption calculation unit 233, a charging spot extraction unit 235, a traffic information acquisition unit 237, and a determination unit 239 as a plurality of information processing circuits (231, 233, 235, 237, 239).

[0042] The route search unit 231 (route search means) acquires the departure point and destination of the vehicle 300 included in the request. Then, the route search unit 231 sets a candidate route from the departure point to the destination as a tentative route. Note that the candidate route from the departure point to the destination may be determined based on traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition unit 237, which will be described later. For example, if the traffic information is congestion information indicating the state of congestion in the area where the vehicle 300 is traveling or congestion statistical information, the candidate route may be a route that avoids congested areas in the area where the vehicle 300 is traveling.

[0043] Furthermore, if the traffic information is road information, the route candidates may be routes that avoid roads that are closed due to road construction, traffic accidents, etc. If the traffic information is weather information, the route candidates may be routes that avoid areas where road conditions are estimated to be poor (areas where there is sudden heavy rain or snowfall).

[0044] The route search unit 231 may calculate route candidates from the departure point to the destination using the Dijkstra algorithm, which is an algorithm in graph theory that efficiently solves the shortest path problem. Alternatively, the route search unit 231 may calculate route candidates from the departure point to the destination using various algorithms that solve the shortest path problem, such as the Bellman-Ford algorithm or the Warshall-Floyd algorithm. Alternatively, the route search unit 231 may calculate route candidates from the departure point to the destination using an Ising model or annealing.

[0045] The route search unit 231 may acquire a specified arrival time at the destination included in the request, and calculate a departure time based on the specified arrival time and the time required for the vehicle 300 to pass through the candidate routes and arrive at the destination. The calculated departure time may be output via the communication unit 210. Here, the output departure time may be presented to the user via the display unit 160 of the terminal 100, for example.

[0046] The route search unit 231 may calculate the charging time of the vehicle 300 at the charging spots extracted by the charging spot extraction unit 235, which will be described later. In this case, the route search unit 231 may calculate the required time for the vehicle 300 to pass through the route candidate and reach the destination by adding the charging time to the driving time required to travel along the route candidate from the departure point to the destination.

[0047] Alternatively, when the determination unit 239 (described later) determines that the vehicle 300 cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, the route search unit 231 may reset the tentative route to a candidate route from the departure point to the destination that passes through an intermediate point. When resetting the candidate route from the departure point to the destination, the candidate route may be determined based on traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition unit 237 (described later). The intermediate point may be a charging spot extracted by the charging spot extraction unit 235 (described later).

[0048] Furthermore, when the determination unit 239, which will be described later, determines that the vehicle 300 can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, the route search unit 231 may set the tentative route as a traveling route to be used for route guidance of the vehicle 300. The traveling route set by the route search unit 231 is output to the outside of the server 200, and is, for example, displayed on the terminal 100 or used for traveling by the vehicle 300.

[0049] The traffic information acquisition unit 237 (traffic information acquisition means) acquires traffic information for an area including the departure point and the destination. More specifically, the traffic information acquisition unit 237 acquires traffic information on a candidate route from the departure point to the destination or in the vicinity of the candidate route. Here, the "vicinity of the candidate route" may be an area set within a predetermined distance from the candidate route, or may be an area set within a range that a vehicle can travel from the candidate route within a predetermined time.

[0050] The traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquisition unit 237 includes congestion information indicating the state of congestion in the area in which the vehicle 300 is traveling, congestion statistical information, road information, weather information, etc. The traffic information acquisition unit 237 may acquire congestion information or congestion statistical information from a road traffic information communication system. The traffic information acquisition unit 237 may acquire traffic information stored in the database 220.

[0051] The power consumption calculation unit 233 (power consumption calculation means) calculates the transition of the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 when the vehicle 300 travels along the tentative route set by the route search unit 231. More specifically, the power consumption calculation unit 233 calculates the amount of power consumed by the vehicle 300 when the vehicle 300 travels along the tentative route, and predicts the remaining charge when the vehicle 300 passes each point on the tentative route.

[0052] In addition, if vehicle 300 passes through a charging spot while passing through the tentative route and is scheduled to be charged at that charging spot, power consumption calculation unit 233 may calculate the transition of the remaining charge of vehicle 300 by assuming that the remaining charge of vehicle 300 at that charging spot will be greater than a predetermined threshold.

[0053] Alternatively, the power consumption calculation unit 233 may estimate whether or not there is a point where the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold while the vehicle 300 travels along the tentative route. If the point where the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold is not a charging spot, it can be determined that the vehicle 300 cannot travel beyond that point. Therefore, if there is a point on the tentative route that is not a charging spot and where the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold, the power consumption calculation unit 233 may not calculate the transition of the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 in the section beyond that point.

[0054] The determination unit 239 (determination means) determines whether or not the vehicle 300 can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, based on the remaining charge of the vehicle 300. More specifically, if the power consumption calculation unit 233 estimates that there is a point where the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 will be equal to or less than a predetermined threshold while the vehicle 300 is traveling along the tentative route, the determination unit 239 determines that the vehicle 300 cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route.

[0055] On the other hand, if the power consumption calculation unit 233 estimates that there is no point where the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 will be below a predetermined threshold while the vehicle 300 is traveling along the tentative route, the determination unit 239 determines that the vehicle 300 can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route.

[0056] The charging spot extraction unit 235 (charging spot extraction means) adds charging spots in an area including the departure point and the destination as waypoints. More specifically, it extracts charging spots located on or near a candidate route from the departure point to the destination. For example, the charging spot extraction unit 235 extracts charging spots within a range that the vehicle 300 can reach from the departure point based on the remaining charge of the vehicle 300. Then, the charging spot extraction unit 235 sets the extracted charging spots as waypoints to be used when the route search unit 231 resets the tentative route.

[0057] The charging spot extraction unit 235 may add one or more charging spots as route points. For example, as a result of one or more charging spots being set as route points, the tentative route set by the route search unit 231 may become a route candidate that passes through one or more charging spots.

[0058] [Information processing system processing procedures] Next, the processing procedure of the information processing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure in the information processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0059] The process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 starts when the terminal 100 or the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 300 is started.

[0060] In step S101, the terminal 100 or the in-vehicle device of the vehicle 300 receives a request from the user that includes the destination to which the vehicle 300 is heading and the estimated arrival time, and based on the request, the route search unit 231 of the server 200 obtains the departure point and destination of the vehicle 300 that are included in the request.

[0061] In step S105, the route search unit 231 sets the route candidate from the departure point to the destination as a tentative route. If a waypoint has been added, the route search unit 231 resets the route candidate from the departure point to the destination that passes through the waypoint as the tentative route.

[0062] In step S107, the power consumption calculation unit 233 calculates the power consumption of the vehicle 300 when the vehicle 300 travels along the tentative route. That is, the power consumption calculation unit 233 calculates the transition of the remaining charge of the vehicle 300 when the vehicle 300 travels along the tentative route.

[0063] In step S109, the determination unit 239 determines whether the vehicle 300 can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route.

[0064] If it is determined that the vehicle 300 cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route (NO in step S109), in step S111, the charging spot extraction unit 235 adds charging spots in an area including the departure point and the destination as stopover points.

[0065] In step S112, the traffic information acquisition unit 237 acquires traffic information for the area including the departure point and destination, and then the process proceeds to step S105.

[0066] On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle 300 can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route (YES in step S109), then in step S113 the route search unit 231 sets the tentative route as a traveling route to be used for route guidance for the vehicle 300.

[0067] In step S115, the route search unit 231 calculates the departure time and outputs the calculated departure time.

[0068] In step S117, the route search unit 231 outputs the set travel route, and an in-vehicle device (not shown) of the vehicle 300 performs route guidance for the vehicle 300 based on the output travel route.

[0069] [Effects of the embodiment] As described above in detail, the information processing device and information processing method according to this embodiment set a candidate route from the departure point of a vehicle to the destination as a tentative route, and determine whether the vehicle can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route based on the remaining charge of the vehicle. If it is determined that the vehicle cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, a candidate route from the departure point to the destination that passes through a charging spot and is determined based on traffic information is reset as the tentative route. If it is determined that the vehicle can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, the tentative route is set as the traveling route.

[0070] As a result, even if traffic conditions worsen on the route to the destination, the vehicle can start traveling based on a new route that will allow it to reach the destination. Furthermore, when setting a vehicle's traveling route based on a user request, charging spots are added to the traveling route based on both the vehicle's remaining charge and traffic information, allowing the user to concentrate on driving to the destination without worrying about the vehicle's remaining charge. The user no longer needs to worry about the vehicle's remaining charge while traveling and reconfirm the set traveling route before traveling, for example. As a result, user convenience is improved.

[0071] The information processing device and information processing method according to the present embodiment may also add charging spots within a range that the vehicle can reach from the departure point as route points based on the remaining charge of the vehicle. This allows the user to concentrate on driving to the destination without worrying about the remaining charge of the vehicle. This also prevents the remaining charge of the vehicle from falling below a predetermined threshold while driving, making the vehicle unable to drive.

[0072] Furthermore, the information processing device and information processing method according to the present embodiment may add one or more charging spots as route points. This allows one or more charging spots to be added to the driving route, even when the vehicle is traveling from the departure point to a destination far away, allowing the user to concentrate on driving to the destination without worrying about the remaining charge of the vehicle. The user no longer needs to worry about the remaining charge of the vehicle while traveling and reconfirm the set driving route before traveling.

[0073] In the information processing device and information processing method according to the present embodiment, the traffic information may be congestion information or congestion statistical information obtained from a road traffic information and communication system. This allows charging spots to be added to the vehicle's route even if the planned route becomes longer due to congestion in the area where the vehicle is traveling. As a result, the user does not need to recheck the planned route before traveling because of concerns about the remaining charge of the vehicle while traveling.

[0074] Furthermore, in the information processing device and information processing method according to this embodiment, the tentative route may be a route candidate determined based on traffic information and avoiding congested areas in the area. This allows charging spots to be added to the vehicle's travel route even if the planned vehicle route becomes longer due to congestion in the area where the vehicle is traveling. As a result, the user does not need to reconfirm the planned travel route before traveling due to concerns about the remaining charge of the vehicle while traveling.

[0075] The information processing device and information processing method according to the present embodiment may also calculate the charging time of a vehicle at a charging spot, and calculate the required time to travel the travel route from the departure point to the destination by adding the charging time to the travel time. This allows a travel plan to be created that takes into account the charging time of the vehicle at the charging spot. As a result, user convenience is improved.

[0076] Furthermore, the information processing device and information processing method according to the present embodiment may acquire a specified arrival time at the destination included in the request, calculate a departure time based on the specified arrival time and the required travel time, and output the departure time. This allows the user to recognize the departure time at which the user must depart from the departure point in order to arrive at the destination in time for the specified arrival time. In particular, the departure time is output taking into account the charging time at charging spots along the travel route in advance, thereby improving user convenience.

[0077] Each function described in the above embodiments may be implemented by one or more processing circuits, including programmed processors, electrical circuits, and even devices such as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), circuit components arranged to perform the described functions.

[0078] Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to these descriptions and that various modifications and improvements are possible. The descriptions and drawings that form part of this disclosure should not be understood as limiting the present invention. Various alternative embodiments, examples, and operating techniques will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure.

[0079] The present invention naturally includes various embodiments not described herein. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the invention-specifying matters according to the scope of the claims that are appropriate from the above description. [Explanation of symbols]

[0080] 100 terminals (information terminals) 110 Communications Department 130 Controller 150 sensors 160 Display section 170 Operation section 200 Server (information processing device) 210 Communications Department 220 databases 230 Controller 231 Route Search Unit 233 Power consumption calculation section 235 Charging spot extraction unit 237 Traffic Information Acquisition Department 239 Judgment section 400 Network

Claims

1. a communication unit that receives requests from users, and a controller that processes the requests; An information processing device for setting a vehicle travel route, comprising: The controller Obtaining the origin and destination of the vehicle included in the request; setting a route candidate from the departure point to the destination as a tentative route; determining whether the vehicle can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route based on the remaining charge of the vehicle; When it is determined that the vehicle cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, Adding charging spots in an area including the departure point and the destination as route points; Obtaining traffic information for the area; resetting, as a tentative route, a route candidate from the departure point to the destination that passes through the waypoint and is determined based on the traffic information; When it is determined that the vehicle can travel along the tentative route and reach the destination, setting the tentative route as the travel route; An information processing device characterized by:

2. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The controller adds the charging spot within a range that the vehicle can reach from the departure point as the route point based on the remaining charge of the vehicle. An information processing device characterized by:

3. 3. The information processing device according to claim 1, The controller adds one or more of the charging spots as the route points. An information processing device characterized by:

4. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The traffic information is congestion information or congestion statistical information obtained from a road traffic information communication system. An information processing device characterized by:

5. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The tentative route is a route candidate that is determined based on the traffic information and avoids congested areas in the area. An information processing device characterized by:

6. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The controller Calculating a charging time for the vehicle at the charging spot; Calculating the required time to travel the travel route from the departure point to the destination by adding the charging time to the travel time required to travel the travel route from the departure point to the destination. An information processing device characterized by:

7. 7. The information processing device according to claim 6, The controller Obtaining a specified arrival time at the destination included in the request; Calculating a departure time based on the designated arrival time and the required time; The communication unit outputting the departure time; An information processing device characterized by:

8. An information processing method for setting a vehicle driving route, comprising: Obtaining the departure point and destination of the vehicle included in the request from the user; setting a route candidate from the departure point to the destination as a tentative route; determining whether the vehicle can reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route based on the remaining charge of the vehicle; When it is determined that the vehicle cannot reach the destination by traveling along the tentative route, Adding charging spots in an area including the departure point and the destination as route points; Obtaining traffic information for the area; resetting, as a tentative route, a route candidate from the departure point to the destination that passes through the waypoint and is determined based on the traffic information; When it is determined that the vehicle can travel along the tentative route and reach the destination, setting the tentative route as the travel route; An information processing method comprising:

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