Reporting device

Abstract

To provide a notification device capable of supporting an appropriate emergency response against an accident of a mobile body during an unmanned automatic operation.SOLUTION: A notification device 10 comprises: a passenger recognition part 23 that recognizes the presence / absence of a passenger of a mobile body 1 on the mobile body 1 that can be automatically operated; an impact generation information acquisition part 24 that acquires impact generation information on an impact generated in the mobile body 1; a communication control part 21 that controls communication from a predetermined responding system 400; and an emergency notification part 25 that transmits, to the responding system 400 via the communication control part 21, first emergency information containing no--passenger information indicating that the mobile body 1 has no passenger when recognizing that an impact occurs in the mobile body 1 from the impact generation information in a state where the passenger recognition part 23 recognizes that there is no passenger in the mobile body 1 in the case where the mobile body 1 performs automatic operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a notification device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a vehicle occupant detection system has been proposed that transmits information such as an alarm or warning to a predetermined external receiver when it is recognized that the vehicle is moving without any occupants inside, for example, due to the parking brake being forgotten to be applied (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-149105 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] As a system for reporting from a vehicle to an external party, similar to the in-vehicle occupancy detection system described above, emergency notification (eCall) systems have been developed that automatically notify accident response organizations such as PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point), call centers, police, and emergency centers when a vehicle collision is detected.In addition, with the recent advances in autonomous driving technology, unmanned vehicle operation has become a reality, thanks to remote drive systems, auto valet parking systems, and the like. In this way, if an unmanned vehicle collides with an obstacle and an emergency call is made, the accident response agency that received the emergency call will call the vehicle to check the situation, but since the vehicle is unmanned, there will be no response. As a result, the accident response agency will determine that the driver is so damaged that they cannot respond to the call and will dispatch an ambulance, which will result in an unnecessary emergency response. Furthermore, if an operation is adopted in which emergency calls are not made for unmanned vehicles, an emergency call will not be made even when an accident occurs in which an unmanned vehicle comes into contact with a person outside the vehicle, which will cause the inconvenience of delaying emergency response to injured people outside the vehicle. The present invention has been made in consideration of the above background, and aims to provide a notification device that can support appropriate emergency response in the event of an accident involving an unmanned, autonomously driving mobile body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] As an aspect for achieving the above object, a reporting device used in a mobile body capable of autonomous driving includes: a passenger recognition unit that recognizes whether or not there is a passenger in the mobile body; an impact occurrence information acquisition unit that acquires impact occurrence information related to an impact that has occurred in the mobile body; a communication control unit that controls communication with a predetermined response system; and an emergency reporting unit that, when the mobile body is performing autonomous driving and it is recognized by the passenger recognition unit that there is no passenger in the mobile body and it is recognized from the impact occurrence information that an impact has occurred in the mobile body, transmits first emergency information including no passenger information indicating that there is no passenger in the mobile body to the response system via the communication control unit. The communication control unit controls communication of a voice call with the response system, and the emergency notification unit outputs a predetermined voice prompting a response into the room of the moving body while the voice call communication with the response system is established by the communication control unit after transmitting the first emergency information to the response system. An example is a reporting device.

[0007] In the above notification device, the emergency notification unit may be configured to transmit first contact information based on the first emergency information to a user terminal used by a user of the mobile object.

[0008] In the above-described reporting device, the response system may be a system operated by an emergency response agency.

[0009] In the above notification device, the emergency response organization may be a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point). [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the above-mentioned reporting device, when a moving body operating automatically without a passenger comes into contact with an obstacle or the like and an impact is caused to the moving body, first emergency information including passenger-free information indicating that there is no passenger in the moving body is transmitted to the response system. This allows the response system to recognize that there are no passengers in the vehicle, preventing the response system from taking unnecessary emergency measures to rescue the passengers. Furthermore, since the response system recognizes that it cannot confirm the accident situation through a call with the passengers in the vehicle, it can recognize the presence or absence of injured persons outside the vehicle based on information such as the vehicle's driving conditions at the time of the accident and images of the area around the vehicle captured by the vehicle's camera, and determine whether or not emergency measures to rescue the injured persons outside the vehicle are necessary. Therefore, the above-mentioned notification device can support appropriate emergency responses to accidents involving unmanned, autonomously driving vehicles. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of emergency response in the event of an accident involving a vehicle being automatically driven by auto valet parking. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a notification device and a vehicle equipped with the notification device. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the emergency call process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] [1. Vehicle configuration] The auto valet parking service and the mode of emergency notification when an accident occurs in a vehicle being automatically driven by the auto valet parking service will be described with reference to Figure 1. Figure 1 shows the mode of the auto valet parking service in which a vehicle 1 is automatically driven to be transported between a vehicle deposit space Ar1 and a receiving space Ar3 and a vehicle storage space Ar2 at an accommodation facility 300. A reception terminal 310 that receives requests for auto valet parking is installed in the deposit space Ar1.

[0013] The vehicle 1 is equipped with a vehicle control device 50 that controls the operation of the vehicle 1, and a notification device 10 that makes an emergency call when an impact occurs to the vehicle 1. The vehicle control device 50 controls the driving of the vehicle 1 in either a manual driving mode that controls the driving of the vehicle 1 in accordance with the driving operation of the user U, or an automatic driving mode that controls the driving of the vehicle 1 without the operation of the user U.

[0014] The vehicle 1 communicates via a communication network 500 with a call center system 400 that has an operator and an operating system, a parking management system 410, a reception terminal 310, a user terminal 200 used by a user U, and the like. The call center system 400 may be a system of a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point), an insurance company, a security company, a vehicle manager / owner, or the like, each of which corresponds to a response system of the present invention. A PSAP is an emergency response organization.

[0015] The parking management system 410 manages the operation of the auto valet parking system, and as shown in C1, accepts the deposit of vehicle 1 through the auto valet parking system by receiving deposit request information Bpin transmitted from vehicle 1 that has arrived at deposit space Ar1. Note that user U can also transmit deposit information Bpin by operating user terminal 200, or can also transmit deposit request information Bpin by operating reception terminal 310. User U can also request valet parking staff S to deposit vehicle 1. In this case, valet parking request information Bpin is transmitted from staff terminal 210 used by staff S to the parking management system 410.

[0016] When the parking management system 410 receives the deposit request information Bpin, it extracts an available space in the vehicle storage space Ar2 and allocates it to the vehicle 1. Then, the parking management space 410 transmits to the vehicle 1 travel guidance information Mgin including information on the allocated parking space (location, identification number, etc.) and route information to the allocated parking space.

[0017] When vehicle 1 receives the travel guidance information Mgin, the vehicle control device 50 sets vehicle 1 to automatic driving mode and, based on the travel guidance information Mgin, causes vehicle 1 to automatically drive to vehicle storage space Ar2 and park in the assigned parking space as shown in C3.

[0018] When the user U receives the vehicle, the user U operates the user terminal 200 to send a reception request information Bpout to the parking management system 410. Upon receiving the reception request information Bpout, the parking management system 410 sends to the vehicle 1 travel guidance information Mgout including information on the route to the reception space Ar3.

[0019] The vehicle control device 50 of the vehicle 1 that has received the travel guidance information Mgout sets the vehicle 1 to an automatic driving mode and causes the vehicle 1 to automatically travel to the pick-up space Ar3 based on the departure instruction information. This allows the user U to pick up the vehicle 1.

[0020] As shown in C2, when an accident occurs, such as when the vehicle 1, while traveling in autonomous driving mode, comes into contact with an obstacle 600, and the notification device 10 mounted on the vehicle 1 recognizes the impact that has occurred to the vehicle 1, the notification device 10 transmits first emergency information Imi1 to the call center system 400. The first emergency information Imi1 includes, in addition to MSD (Minimum Set of Data) such as the location of the accident (latitude, longitude), the orientation of the vehicle 1, and the model of the vehicle 1, at least one of passenger-free information indicating that there are no passengers in the vehicle 1 and autonomous driving mode setting information indicating that the vehicle 1 is set to autonomous driving mode.

[0021] The call center system 400, which has received the first emergency information Imi1, can determine which matters should be prioritized in responding to the accident. For example, unnecessary measures to rescue passengers can be avoided. The call center system 400 can also request a connection to the exterior camera 60 of the vehicle 1 and obtain images of the area around the vehicle 1 captured by the exterior camera 60, thereby determining whether an emergency response is required, such as whether there is an injured person outside the vehicle who has come into contact with the vehicle 1. The notification device 10 also transmits contact information Imr based on the first emergency information Imi1 to the user terminal 200 to notify the user U that an accident involving the vehicle 1 has occurred.

[0022] [2. Notification device and configuration of the notification device] 2, the configuration of the notification device 10 and the vehicle 1 equipped with the notification device 10 will be described. The vehicle 1 is equipped with the notification device 10, a vehicle control device 50, an exterior camera 60, a radar 61, an interior camera 70, a microphone 71, a speaker 72, an operation switch 73, a touch panel 74, an impact sensor 80, a speed sensor 81, an acceleration sensor 82, an angular velocity sensor 83, a drive unit 90, a braking unit 91, a steering unit 92, a navigation device 100, and a communication unit 110, which are communicably connected via a CAN (Controller Area Network) 5.

[0023] The exterior cameras 60 are installed, for example, on the front, rear, left and right sides of the vehicle 1, and capture images of the surroundings of the vehicle 1. The radar 61 detects the position of objects in front of the vehicle 1. The interior camera 70 captures images of the interior of the vehicle 1. The microphone 71 collects sounds from within the vehicle 1. The speaker 72 outputs sounds toward the interior of the vehicle. The operation switch 73 is operated by the user U to accept settings for various functions of the vehicle 1. The touch panel 74 displays information for passengers in the vehicle 1 and accepts touch operations from the passengers.

[0024] The impact sensor 80 detects an impact occurring to the vehicle 1. The impact sensor 80 may be incorporated into an airbag (not shown). The speed sensor 81 detects the traveling speed of the vehicle 1. The acceleration sensor 82 detects the acceleration of the vehicle 1. The angular velocity sensor 83 detects the angular velocity of the vehicle 1. The drive unit 90, the brake unit 91, and the steering unit 92 drive, decelerate, and steer the vehicle 1, respectively.

[0025] The navigation device 100 is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor 101 that detects the current position of the vehicle 1 and map data 102, and performs route guidance to a destination, etc. The communication unit 110 communicates with the user terminal 200, the staff terminal 210, the reception terminal 310, the call center system 400, the parking management system 410, etc., shown in FIG.

[0026] The vehicle control device 50 is a control unit configured with a CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory, etc. (not shown). The vehicle control device 50 switches between a manual driving mode and an automatic driving mode, for example, in response to a driving mode setting operation by a user U. In the manual driving mode, the vehicle control device 50 controls the driving of the vehicle 1 in response to a driving operation by the user U, and in the automatic driving mode, controls the driving of the vehicle 1 without the operation of the user U.

[0027] In the autonomous driving mode, the vehicle control device 50 controls the operation of the drive unit 90, braking unit 91, and steering unit 92 to cause the vehicle 1 to drive automatically, based on the surrounding conditions of the vehicle 1 recognized by the exterior camera 60 and radar 61, the driving conditions of the vehicle 1 detected by the speed sensor 81, acceleration sensor 82, and angular velocity sensor 83, the road conditions on which the vehicle 1 is traveling detected by the navigation device 100, the traffic conditions received by the communication unit 110, etc.

[0028] Note that some or all of the functions of the vehicle control device 50 may be located outside the vehicle 1, and may be configured as a so-called remote drive system in which the vehicle 1 is operated based on the operation of an external management device via the communication unit 110. The mode in which the vehicle 1 is driven by an external operator using remote drive also corresponds to the autonomous driving mode of the present invention.

[0029] The notification device 10 is a control unit configured with a CPU 20, a memory 30, etc. The CPU 20 reads and executes a control program 31 for the notification device 10 stored in the memory 30, thereby functioning as a communication control unit 21, a driving mode recognition unit 22, an occupant recognition unit 23, an impact occurrence information acquisition unit 24, an emergency notification unit 25, and an autonomous driving notification unit 26.

[0030] The communication control unit 21 controls communication between the user terminal 200, the person in charge terminal 210, the reception terminal 310, the call center system 400, the parking management system 410, etc. via the communication unit 110. The driving mode recognition unit 22 communicates with the vehicle control device 50 and recognizes whether the vehicle 1 is set to manual driving mode or automatic driving mode. The occupant recognition unit 23 recognizes the presence or absence of an occupant in the vehicle 1 from an image of the interior of the vehicle 1 taken by the in-vehicle camera 70. Note that the presence or absence of an occupant in the vehicle 1 may also be recognized based on whether a seat belt is fastened as detected by a seat belt switch (not shown), whether a seat occupant is seated as detected by a seat occupancy sensor (not shown), etc.

[0031] The impact occurrence information acquisition unit 24 acquires impact occurrence information indicating the level of impact detected by the impact sensor 80 directly from the impact sensor 80 or via the vehicle control device 50. When the vehicle 1 is set to the autonomous driving mode and the impact sensor 80 detects an impact of a first predetermined level or higher, the emergency notification unit 25 transmits first collision information to the call center system 400 via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110.

[0032] Furthermore, when the impact sensor 80 detects an impact equal to or greater than the second predetermined level while the vehicle 1 is in manual mode, the emergency notification unit 25 transmits second collision information to the call center system 400 via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110. The second predetermined level may be the same as or different from the first predetermined level. The second predetermined level may be changed as appropriate. For example, when the vehicle 1 and the call center system 400 communicate with each other in a situation where a vehicle sensor or a management device outside the vehicle estimates that no one is inside or outside the vehicle 1, or when the vehicle 1 is traveling unmanned in an unmanned space, the second predetermined level may be set to an impact level greater than the first predetermined level. When the vehicle 1 is estimated to be traveling unmanned in a manned space, the second predetermined level may be set to an impact level less than the first predetermined level.

[0033] When the vehicle 1 is set to the autonomous driving mode and traveling autonomously, the autonomous driving notification unit 26 notifies the passenger compartment at a predetermined timing that the vehicle 1 has been set to the autonomous driving mode. Examples of the predetermined timing include when the vehicle 1 starts autonomous driving, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the vehicle 1 started autonomous driving, and when voice is input to the microphone 71 during autonomous driving. The autonomous driving notification unit 26 notifies the passenger compartment that the vehicle has been set to the autonomous driving mode by displaying a notification screen on the touch panel 74, outputting voice guidance from the speaker, etc.

[0034] [3. Emergency call processing] The emergency call processing executed by the notification device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in Fig. 3. In step 1 of Fig. 3, the impact occurrence information acquisition unit 24 acquires impact occurrence information including information on the level of the impact that has occurred to the vehicle 1, as detected by the impact sensor 80.

[0035] In the following step S2, the emergency notification unit 25 recognizes whether or not the vehicle 1 is set to the autonomous driving mode through communication with the vehicle control device 50. If the vehicle 1 is set to the autonomous driving mode, the emergency notification unit 25 proceeds to step S3, and if the vehicle 1 is not set to the autonomous driving mode (if the vehicle 1 is set to the manual driving mode), the emergency notification unit 25 proceeds to step S20.

[0036] In step S3, as described above, the automatic driving notification unit 26 notifies the passenger compartment of the vehicle 1 at a predetermined timing that the vehicle 1 is set to the automatic driving mode. This allows the passengers other than the driver to know that the vehicle 1 is automatically driving when the vehicle 1 is automatically driving in the automatic driving mode and prevents the passengers from feeling uneasy.

[0037] The following steps S4 to S10 are processes for responding to an accident that occurs while the autonomous driving mode is set. In step S4, the emergency notification unit 25 determines whether or not an impact equal to or greater than a first predetermined level has been recognized from the impact occurrence information. If the emergency notification unit 25 recognizes an impact equal to or greater than the first predetermined level, the process proceeds to step S5, and if the emergency notification unit 25 does not recognize an impact equal to or greater than the first predetermined level, the process proceeds to step S1.

[0038] In step S5, the occupant recognition unit 23 recognizes whether or not there is an occupant in the vehicle 1. In the next step S6, if the occupant recognition unit 23 recognizes that there is no occupant in the vehicle 1, the process proceeds to step S21, and if the occupant recognition unit 23 recognizes that there is an occupant in the vehicle 1, the process proceeds to step S7.

[0039] In step S7, the emergency notification unit 25 transmits the first emergency information to the call center system 400 via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110. As described above, the first emergency information includes, in addition to the MSD, at least one of passenger-free information indicating that there are no passengers in the vehicle 1 and autonomous driving mode setting information indicating that the vehicle 1 is set to the autonomous driving mode.

[0040] In the next step S8, the emergency notification unit 25 transmits contact information based on the first emergency information to the user terminal 200 (see FIG. 1) via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110. By checking the contact information on the user terminal 200, the user U can recognize that an accident has occurred with the vehicle 1.

[0041] In the next step S9, the emergency notification unit 25 establishes voice call communication with the call center system 400 via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110. Then, in the next step S10, the emergency notification unit 25 outputs a voice message from the speaker 72 prompting a response, such as "Is anyone there?"

[0042] Here, basically, since it is recognized in step S6 that there is no passenger, there is no response from the passenger. However, when it is difficult to recognize the presence or absence of a passenger, such as at night, the recognition unit 23 may erroneously recognize that there is no passenger in the vehicle even though there is actually a passenger. Therefore, by outputting a voice prompting a response from the speaker 72, the passenger is made aware that the call center system 400 has estimated the vehicle to be an unmanned vehicle. For example, by transmitting both the voice prompting a response output from the speaker 72, which is collected by the microphone 71, and the passenger's voice response, such as "There is one passenger in the vehicle. I am injured," to the call center system 400, the call center system 400 can be informed that there is a passenger in the vehicle 1.

[0043] Next, steps S20 to S21 are processes for responding to an accident that occurs in manual driving mode. In step S20, emergency notification unit 25 determines whether or not an impact of a second predetermined level or higher has been recognized from the impact occurrence information. If emergency notification unit 25 recognizes an impact of the second predetermined level or higher, it proceeds to step S21, and if it does not recognize an impact of the second predetermined level or higher, it proceeds to step S1.

[0044] In step S21, the emergency notification unit 25 transmits the second emergency information to the call center system 400 via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110. The second emergency information includes the MSD. In the following step S22, the emergency notification unit 25 establishes voice call communication with the call center system 400 via the communication control unit 21 and the communication unit 110.

[0045] An operator of the call center system 400 communicates with the passenger of the vehicle 1 by voice, ascertains the injury status of the passenger, and takes emergency measures such as arranging for an ambulance.

[0046] 4. Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, a four-wheeled vehicle 1 is exemplified as a moving body of the present invention, but the present invention is applicable to various riding moving bodies such as two-wheeled vehicles, aircraft, and ships.

[0047] In the above embodiment, the impact judgment level in the automatic driving mode (first predetermined level) and the impact judgment level in the manual driving mode (second predetermined level) are set to different levels by the processing of steps S2, S4, and S20 in Figure 3, but they may also be set to the same level.

[0048] In the above embodiment, when an impact of a first predetermined level or greater is recognized while the autonomous driving mode is set, the emergency notification unit 25 outputs a voice prompting a response into the vehicle cabin in step S10 of Figure 3, but this processing may be omitted.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the emergency notification unit 25 transmits contact information to the user terminal 200 in step S8 of FIG. 3, but this process may be omitted.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the autonomous driving notification unit 26 is provided, and when the autonomous driving mode is set, the autonomous driving mode is notified to the passenger compartment in step S3 of Fig. 3, but this process may be omitted. Also, the process by the autonomous driving notification unit 26 may be performed separately from the process when an impact occurs to the vehicle 1.

[0051] In the above embodiment, the response system of the present invention is exemplified by the call center system 400. The call center system 400 may be a system of an accident response organization such as a PSAP (emergency response agency), police, or emergency center, an insurance company, a vehicle manager, a security company, or a manager of an area where vehicles are located.

[0052] 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configurations of the vehicle 1 and the notification device 10 divided by main processing content to facilitate understanding of the present invention, but the configurations of the vehicle 1 and the notification device 10 may be divided by other divisions. Furthermore, the processing of each component may be executed by one hardware unit or multiple hardware units. Furthermore, the processing of each component according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 may be executed by one program or multiple programs.

[0053] 5. Configurations supported by the above embodiments The above embodiment is a specific example of the following configuration.

[0054] (Clause 1) A reporting device used in a mobile body that can switch between automatic driving mode and manual driving mode, comprising: a driving mode recognition unit that recognizes whether the mobile body is set to automatic driving mode or manual driving mode; a passenger recognition unit that recognizes whether or not there is a passenger in the mobile body; an impact occurrence information acquisition unit that acquires impact occurrence information regarding an impact that has occurred to the mobile body; a communication control unit that controls communication with a predetermined response system; and an emergency reporting unit that, when it recognizes that an impact has occurred to the mobile body from the impact occurrence information, and the driving mode recognition unit recognizes that the mobile body is set to automatic driving mode and the passenger recognition unit recognizes that there is no passenger in the mobile body, transmits first emergency information to the response system via the communication control unit, the first emergency information including at least one of passenger-free information indicating that there is no passenger in the mobile body and automatic driving mode setting information indicating that the mobile body is set to automatic driving mode. According to the notification device of paragraph 1, when a moving body performing autonomous driving without a passenger comes into contact with an obstacle or the like and experiences an impact on the moving body, first emergency information including at least one of passenger-free information indicating that the moving body has no passenger and autonomous driving mode setting information indicating that the moving body is set to autonomous driving mode is transmitted to the response system. This allows the response system to recognize that the moving body has no passenger, and therefore allows the response system to appropriately determine priority and take action.

[0055] (Clause 2) The notification device described in paragraph 1, wherein when the driving mode recognition unit recognizes that the moving body is set to an automatic driving mode, the emergency notification unit transmits the first emergency information to the response system if it recognizes from the impact occurrence information that an impact of a first predetermined level or more has occurred to the moving body, and when the driving mode recognition unit recognizes that the moving body is set to a manual driving mode, the emergency notification unit transmits the second emergency information to the response system if it recognizes from the impact occurrence information that an impact of a second predetermined level or more that is greater than the first predetermined level has occurred to the moving body. According to the notification device of paragraph 2, when the vehicle is in unmanned autonomous driving mode, even if a small impact occurs, first emergency information can be sent to the corresponding system, enabling a rapid response.

[0056] (Clause 3) The communication control unit controls voice call communication with the response system, and the emergency notification unit, after transmitting the first emergency information to the response system, outputs a predetermined voice prompting a response into the room of the mobile body while voice call communication with the response system is established by the communication control unit. According to the notification device of paragraph 3, if the passenger recognition unit incorrectly recognizes whether or not there is a passenger in the vehicle, the response system can recognize whether or not there is a passenger in the vehicle based on whether or not it receives a response voice in response to the output of a specified voice.

[0057] (Clause 4) A notification device described in any one of clauses 1 to 3, wherein the emergency notification unit transmits first contact information based on the first emergency information to a user terminal used by the user of the mobile body. According to the notification device of paragraph 4, it is possible to notify the user of the mobile object that an accident has occurred on the mobile object.

[0058] (Clause 5) A notification device as described in any one of clauses 1 to 4, including an automatic driving notification unit that notifies a passenger inside the vehicle that the vehicle is in automatic driving mode when the driving mode recognition unit recognizes that the vehicle is set to automatic driving mode and recognizes that the vehicle is moving. According to the notification device of paragraph 5, passengers who are riding in a moving body without being aware that the moving body is in autonomous driving mode can be notified that the moving body is in autonomous driving mode, thereby preventing the passengers from feeling anxious.

[0059] (Clause 6) A notification device according to any one of clauses 1 to 5, wherein the response system is a system operated by an emergency response agency. The notification device of paragraph 6 can prevent emergency response agencies from making unnecessary emergency responses to rescue passengers in unmanned moving vehicles.

[0060] (Item 7) The notification device according to item 6, wherein the emergency response organization is a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point). According to the reporting device described in paragraph 6, it is possible to prevent unnecessary emergency response by the PSAP to rescue passengers in an unmanned moving body.

[0061] (Clause 8) A notification device used in a mobile body that can switch between automatic driving mode and manual driving mode, comprising: a driving mode recognition unit that recognizes whether the mobile body is set to automatic driving mode or manual driving mode; and an automatic driving notification unit that notifies the interior of the mobile body that the mobile body is in automatic driving when the driving mode recognition unit recognizes that the mobile body is set to automatic driving mode and recognizes that the mobile body is moving. According to the notification device of paragraph 8, passengers who are riding in a moving vehicle without being aware that the moving vehicle is in autonomous driving can be notified that the moving vehicle is in autonomous driving, thereby preventing the passengers from feeling anxious. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1...vehicle, 10...notification device, 20...CPU, 21...communication control unit, 22...driving mode recognition unit, 23...occupant recognition unit, 24...impact occurrence information acquisition unit, 25...emergency notification unit, 26...automatic driving notification unit, 50...vehicle control unit, 80...impact sensor, 110...communication unit, 200...user terminal, 400...call center system, U...user

Claims

1. A notification device used in a mobile body capable of automatic driving, an occupant recognition unit that recognizes whether or not an occupant of the moving body is present; an impact occurrence information acquisition unit that acquires impact occurrence information regarding an impact that has occurred to the moving body; a communication control unit that controls communication with a predetermined corresponding system; an emergency reporting unit that, when the passenger recognition unit recognizes that there is no passenger in the moving body and recognizes that an impact has occurred in the moving body from the impact occurrence information while the moving body is operating automatically, transmits first emergency information including passenger-free information indicating that there is no passenger in the moving body to the response system via the communication control unit; Equipped with the communication control unit controls communication of voice calls with the corresponding system; After transmitting the first emergency information to the response system, the emergency notification unit outputs a predetermined voice prompting a response into the room of the mobile body while voice call communication is established between the emergency notification unit and the response system by the communication control unit. Notification device.

2. The emergency notification unit transmits first contact information based on the first emergency information to a user terminal used by a user of the mobile object. The notification device according to claim 1.

3. The response system is a system operated by an emergency response agency. The notification device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The emergency response organization is a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point). The notification device according to claim 3.

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