Travel route determination device, travel route determination method, and program

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a travel route determination device (10) which improves the degree of satisfaction of a passenger of a vehicle and with which it is possible to acquire a video of an unacquired area within an observation area. The travel route determination device (10) according to the present disclosure comprises an observation area video acquisition unit (11), an identification unit (12) and a determination unit (13). The observation area video acquisition unit (11) acquires video information regarding an observation area. The identification unit (12) identifies an unacquired area in which video information has not been able to be acquired within the observation area. The determination unit (13) determines a travel route for a vehicle equipped with a camera such that said vehicle travels through the unacquired area. The determination unit (13) determines the travel route for the vehicle on the basis of a boarding point where a passenger boards the vehicle and an alighting point where a passenger alights the vehicle.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a driving route determination device, a driving route determination method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. [Background technology]

[0002] Crowd behavior analysis requires video footage of each location in a surveillance area. For example, the footage is captured by fixed or other surveillance cameras. However, in areas where video footage is not available (hereafter referred to as "unavailable areas"), for reasons such as the lack of surveillance cameras, it is not possible to analyze congestion and people flow.

[0003] Patent document 1 describes a vehicle control device that changes the vehicle's driving route so as to acquire footage of the uncaptured area when the distance from the current location of the vehicle in which the passenger is riding is less than a predetermined distance and the passenger has given permission. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-136756 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In Patent Document 1, the trigger for changing the driving route is when the distance from the current location to an unacquired area becomes less than a specified distance, which causes a sudden change in the vehicle's driving route, resulting in a problem of reduced satisfaction among vehicle passengers.

[0006] In consideration of such issues, the present disclosure aims to provide a driving route determination device, a driving route determination method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that can improve the satisfaction of vehicle passengers and acquire footage of uncaptured areas within a monitoring area. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The travel route determination device of the present disclosure comprises: a monitoring area image acquisition unit that acquires image information of a monitoring area; an identification unit that identifies an unacquired area within the monitoring area for which the video information has not been acquired; a determination unit that determines a travel route of a vehicle equipped with a camera so that the vehicle travels through the unacquired area; The determination unit determines a travel route of the vehicle based on a boarding point where a passenger boards the vehicle and a disembarking point where the passenger disembarks the vehicle.

[0008] The travel route determination method of the present disclosure includes: The computer Obtain video information from the surveillance area, Identifying an unacquired area within the monitoring area where the video information has not been acquired; determining a travel route for a vehicle equipped with a camera so as to travel through the unacquired area; Determining the driving route of the vehicle includes determining the driving route of the vehicle based on a boarding point where a passenger boards the vehicle and a disembarking point where the passenger disembarks the vehicle.

[0009] The non-transitory computer-readable medium of the present disclosure comprises: Obtain video information from the surveillance area, Identifying an unacquired area within the monitoring area where the video information has not been acquired; causing a computer to execute a process of determining a driving route of a vehicle equipped with a camera so as to travel through the unacquired area; The program stores that determining the vehicle's driving route includes determining the vehicle's driving route based on a boarding point where passengers board the vehicle and a disembarking point where the passengers disembark from the vehicle. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The present disclosure provides a driving route determination device, a driving route determination method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that can improve the satisfaction of vehicle passengers and acquire images of uncaptured areas within a monitoring area. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a driving route determination device according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a driving route determination device according to a second embodiment. [Figure 3] 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the travel route determination device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of determining a vehicle driving route in a driving route determination device according to a second embodiment, in which the vehicle driving route passes through an unacquired area between a passenger boarding point and a passenger disembarking point. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of determining a vehicle driving route in a non-acquired area after arriving at a passenger drop-off point in the driving route determination device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer according to the first and second embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or corresponding elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and for clarity of explanation, duplicate explanations will be omitted as necessary.

[0013] (First embodiment) First, the configuration of a travel route determination device 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The travel route determination device 10 includes a monitoring area image acquisition unit 11, an identification unit 12, and a determination unit 13.

[0014] The monitoring area image acquisition unit 11 acquires image information of the monitoring area. The identification unit 12 identifies unacquired areas within the monitoring area for which image information has not been acquired. The determination unit 13 determines a driving route for a vehicle equipped with a camera so that the vehicle will travel through the unacquired areas. The determination unit 13 determines the driving route for the vehicle based on a boarding point where passengers board the vehicle and a disembarking point where passengers disembark from the vehicle.

[0015] The driving route determination device 10 according to the first embodiment determines a driving route for a vehicle equipped with a camera so that the vehicle travels through unrecorded areas within a monitored area. Therefore, the driving route determination device 10 can acquire images of unrecorded areas within a monitored area, such as areas where no monitoring cameras are installed. Therefore, the driving route determination device 10 can analyze congestion and pedestrian flow, for example, even in unrecorded areas.

[0016] Furthermore, the driving route determination device 10 determines the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 travels through unacquired areas based on pre-stored passenger boarding and disembarking points. Therefore, by having the vehicle travel along a predetermined driving route, the driving route determination device 10 prevents sudden changes in the driving route of the vehicle 30, thereby preventing a decrease in the satisfaction of the vehicle passengers.

[0017] (Second embodiment) Next, the configuration of a driving route determination device 10 according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0018] The driving route determination device 10 is, for example, a server built on the cloud, and communicates with the surveillance camera 20 and the vehicle 30 to send and receive various information. The communication method is, for example, a wireless communication method such as a wireless LAN. The driving route determination device 10 may communicate with the surveillance camera 20 and the vehicle 30 directly, or may communicate with them via an edge such as a base station installed at a traffic light.

[0019] The monitoring cameras 20 are road cameras such as security cameras and cameras at intersections that are installed in an area to be monitored (hereinafter referred to as the monitoring area). The monitoring cameras 20 capture images of various locations in the monitoring area and transmit the captured image information to the driving route determination device 10.

[0020] The vehicle 30 is, for example, an on-demand bus. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the vehicle 30 is an on-demand bus capable of autonomous driving. The driving of the vehicle 30 is controlled by a driving route determination device 10. An on-demand bus is a reservation-based bus that does not have a predetermined route or timetable like a route bus. With an on-demand bus, passengers reserve information about the boarding time, boarding point, and disembarking point using a smartphone app or telephone, and the on-demand bus drives along a driving route automatically generated according to that information. An on-demand bus can also determine a driving route so that multiple passengers can board. Using an on-demand bus has advantages such as being able to travel along the optimal route to passengers' disembarkation points because there are no specific routes, and being able to use it inexpensively at the same fare as a route bus.

[0021] The vehicle 30 is also equipped with a camera (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle camera 31). The vehicle camera 31 mounted on the vehicle 30 captures images of the area in which the vehicle 30 is traveling, and transmits the captured image information to the traveling route determination device 10.

[0022] Next, a detailed configuration of the driving route determination device 10 will be described. The driving route determination device 10 includes a monitoring area image acquisition unit 11, an identification unit 12, a determination unit 13, a vehicle driving unit 14, an unacquired area image acquisition unit 15, and a storage unit 16 (also referred to as functional components). The driving route determination device 10 may be realized by a single device, or may be realized as a system using multiple devices.

[0023] The monitoring area video acquisition unit 11 acquires video information of the monitoring area from the monitoring camera 20. The video information of the monitoring area includes video information of each location in the monitoring area. The monitoring area video acquisition unit 11 then stores the video information of the monitoring area in the storage unit 16.

[0024] The identification unit 12 identifies an unacquired area within the monitored area for which video information has not been acquired, based on the video information from the monitoring camera 20. The identification unit 12 can identify a plurality of unacquired areas.

[0025] The determination unit 13 determines a travel route for the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area. Specifically, the determination unit 13 acquires from the memory unit 16 a boarding point where a passenger boards the vehicle 30 and a drop-off point where the passenger disembarks from the vehicle 30. The determination unit 13 determines a driving route for the vehicle 30 based on the passenger boarding point and drop-off point. More specifically, the determination unit 13 determines a driving route for the vehicle 30 such that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area between the passenger boarding point and the drop-off point. The determination unit 13 also determines a driving route for the vehicle 30 such that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area before reaching the passenger boarding point. The determination unit 13 also determines a driving route for the vehicle 30 such that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area after reaching the passenger disembarkation point. Here, the determination unit 13 may determine a driving route for the vehicle 30 such that the vehicle 30 travels through a plurality of unacquired areas.

[0026] Furthermore, the determination unit 13 acquires the passenger's boarding and disembarking points as well as the passenger's reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time for the vehicle 30 from the memory unit 16. The determination unit 13 may determine the travel route of the vehicle 30 based on the passenger's boarding and disembarking points, the reserved boarding time, and the scheduled disembarking time. In other words, the determination unit 13 determines the travel route of the vehicle 30 in consideration of the passenger's reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time, for example, so as not to be late for the reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time.

[0027] Furthermore, the determination unit 13 may determine the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 travels through an unrecorded area during a predetermined time period. For example, when the purpose is to use video information from a monitored area for crowd behavior analysis, video information from a time period when congestion is expected is necessary for the analysis. In this case, the predetermined time period is a time period when congestion is expected in the unrecorded area. For example, an example of a time period when congestion is expected is the morning and evening rush hours for commuting to work or school. Furthermore, if an event is being held at a nearby facility, an example of a time period when congestion is expected is a time period from several hours before the event starts to several hours after the event ends.

[0028] The determination unit 13 may determine driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30 so that the vehicles 30 travel through unacquired areas, taking into account the boarding and disembarking points of passengers for each of the multiple vehicles 30. In this case, the determination unit 13 may determine driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30 so that the vehicles 30 travel through the same unacquired area at different time periods, for example. Furthermore, the determination unit 13 may determine driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30 so that the vehicles 30 travel through unacquired areas, taking into account the boarding and disembarking points of passengers for each of the multiple vehicles 30, as well as the passengers' boarding reservation times and scheduled disembarkation times. For example, the determination unit 13 determines optimal driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30, such as by having another vehicle 30 travel through the unacquired area if a specific vehicle 30 is likely to be late for the boarding reservation time and scheduled disembarkation time when traveling through the unacquired area.

[0029] The vehicle driving unit 14 drives the vehicle 30 based on the determined driving route. The non-acquired area image acquisition unit 15 acquires image information of the non-acquired area from the vehicle camera 31 mounted on the vehicle 30. Then, the non-acquired area image acquisition unit 15 stores the image information of the non-acquired area in the storage unit 16.

[0030] The memory unit 16 stores video information of the monitored area, information on each passenger's boarding and disembarking points, each passenger's reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time, and video information of unobtained areas. The information on each passenger's boarding and disembarking points and each passenger's reserved boarding time are stored by the passenger's operation of an app on their device or by telephone. The scheduled disembarking time is determined by the driving route determination device 10 within a range that satisfies the service level for passengers of the vehicle 30.

[0031] Next, the operation of the driving route determination device 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0032] First, in step S101, the monitoring area image acquisition unit 11 of the driving route determination device 10 acquires image information of the monitoring area from the monitoring camera 20. Then, the monitoring area image acquisition unit 11 stores the image information of the monitoring area in the storage unit 16.

[0033] Next, in step S102, the identifying unit 12 identifies, based on the video information from the monitoring camera 20, an unacquired area within the monitoring area from which video information has not been acquired.

[0034] Next, in step S103, the determination unit 13 acquires from the storage unit 16 information on the boarding and disembarking points of the passengers of the vehicle 30, as well as the reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time of the passengers.

[0035] Next, in step S104, the determination unit 13 determines the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that it travels through an unacquired area based on the acquired information (information on the passenger's boarding and disembarking points and the passenger's reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time). Specifically, the determination unit 13 detects unacquired areas within a predetermined distance from the passenger's boarding point and disembarking point, and determines a driving route that passes through the unacquired areas. In addition, the determination unit 13 determines a driving route that takes into account the passenger's boarding reservation time and scheduled disembarking time. For example, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the determination unit 13 determines a driving route that passes through the unacquired areas.

[0036] 4 shows an example of determining a driving route of the vehicle 30 in the determination unit 13 so that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area between the passenger's boarding point and the disembarking point. As shown in FIG. 4, the determination unit 13 can extract route candidate A and route candidate B as candidates for the driving route from the boarding point to the disembarking point. However, the determination unit 13 determines the driving route that travels through the unacquired area as the driving route of the vehicle 30, rather than route candidate A and route candidate B that do not travel through the unacquired area.

[0037] 5 shows an example of determining a driving route of the vehicle 30 in the determination unit 13 so that the vehicle 30 will travel through an unacquired area after arriving at the passenger drop-off point. As shown in Fig. 5, the determination unit 13 determines a driving route so that the vehicle 30 will travel through an unacquired area from the passenger drop-off point to the waiting point, based on information on the passenger drop-off point and the waiting point of the vehicle 30. When there are multiple unacquired areas, the determination unit 13 determines a driving route of the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 will travel through multiple unacquired areas.

[0038] In the above description, an example has been shown in which the determination unit 13 determines the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area between the passenger boarding point and the disembarking point or after the vehicle 30 has reached the passenger disembarking point. As another example, the determination unit 13 may determine the driving route so that the vehicle 30 travels through an unacquired area before reaching the passenger boarding point.

[0039] The above description has shown an example in which the determination unit 13 determines the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that it travels through an unacquired area based on information about the passenger's boarding point and disembarking point, and the passenger's boarding reservation time and scheduled disembarking time. As another example, the determination unit 13 may determine the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that it travels through an unacquired area without considering the passenger's boarding reservation time and scheduled disembarking time. In this case, the determination unit 13 determines the driving route of the vehicle 30 based on the passenger's boarding point and disembarking point.

[0040] The determination unit 13 may determine a driving route such that the vehicle travels through an unrecorded area during a predetermined time period. For example, when video information from a monitored area is used for crowd behavior analysis, video information from a time period when congestion is expected is necessary for the analysis. In this case, the predetermined time period is a time period when congestion is expected in the unrecorded area. For example, an example of a time period when congestion is expected is the morning and evening rush hours for commuting to work or school. Furthermore, if an event is being held at a nearby facility, an example of a time period when congestion is expected is the time period from several hours before the event starts to several hours after the event ends.

[0041] In addition, the determination unit 13 may determine a driving route for the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 travels through unacquired areas during a specified time period, and may determine a driving route for the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 does not travel through unacquired areas outside the specified time period.

[0042] Next, in step S105, the vehicle driving unit 14 drives the vehicle 30 based on the driving route. Next, in step S106, the unacquired area image acquisition unit 15 acquires image information of the unacquired area from the vehicle camera 31 mounted on the vehicle 30.

[0043] As described above, the driving route determination device 10 according to the second embodiment determines a driving route for a vehicle 30 equipped with a vehicle camera 31 so that the vehicle 30 travels through unrecorded areas within a monitoring area. Therefore, the driving route determination device 10 can acquire images of unrecorded areas within a monitoring area, such as areas where no monitoring cameras are installed. Therefore, the driving route determination device 10 can analyze, for example, congestion and human flow as crowd behavior analysis even in unrecorded areas.

[0044] Furthermore, the driving route determination device 10 determines the driving route of the vehicle 30 so that the vehicle 30 travels through unacquired areas based on pre-stored passenger boarding and disembarking points. Therefore, by having the vehicle 30 travel along a predetermined driving route, the driving route determination device 10 prevents sudden changes in the driving route of the vehicle 30, thereby preventing a decrease in the satisfaction of the vehicle passengers.

[0045] Furthermore, the driving route determination device 10 determines the driving route of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels through unrecorded areas, taking into consideration the passenger boarding and disembarking points and the passenger's reserved boarding time and scheduled disembarking time. Therefore, it is possible to acquire images of unrecorded areas in parallel with the operation of the vehicle 30 without interfering with the normal operation of the vehicle 30.

[0046] Furthermore, the driving route determination device 10 determines a driving route so that the vehicle 30 travels through unacquired areas during a predetermined time period. The driving route can be determined only during time periods when images of unacquired areas are required, such as time periods when congestion is expected.

[0047] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the invention.

[0048] For example, the determination unit 13 of the driving route determination device 10 may determine driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30 so that the vehicles 30 travel through an unacquired area, taking into account the boarding and disembarking points of passengers for each of the multiple vehicles 30. In this case, the determination unit 13 may determine driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30 so that the vehicles 30 travel through the same unacquired area at different time periods, for example. Furthermore, the determination unit 13 may determine driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30 so that the vehicles 30 travel through an unacquired area, taking into account the boarding and disembarking points of passengers for each of the multiple vehicles 30 and the passengers' boarding reservation times and scheduled disembarkation times. The determination unit 13 determines optimal driving routes for each of the multiple vehicles 30, for example, by having another vehicle 30 travel through the unacquired area if a specific vehicle 30 is likely to be late for the boarding reservation time and scheduled disembarkation time when driving through the unacquired area.

[0049] In the above-described embodiment, the video information of the monitoring area including the unobtained area is intended to be used for crowd behavior analysis. As another example, the video information may be used for purposes other than crowd behavior analysis, such as disaster confirmation or city monitoring.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the vehicle 30 is an on-demand bus capable of autonomous driving. However, the vehicle 30 may be a manned on-demand bus that can be driven by a person.

[0051] <Example of hardware configuration> Each functional component of the driving route determination device 10 according to the first and second embodiments may be realized by hardware (e.g., a hardwired electronic circuit) that realizes each functional component, or may be realized by a combination of hardware and software (e.g., a combination of an electronic circuit and a program that controls it). Below, a case where each functional component of the above device is realized by a combination of hardware and software will be further described.

[0052] figure 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 500. The travel route determination device 10 can be realized by the computer 500. The computer 500 may be a portable computer such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or may be a stationary computer such as a PC. The computer 500 may be a dedicated computer or a general-purpose computer.

[0053] For example, a desired function can be provided to the computer 500 by installing a predetermined application in the computer 500. For example, by installing an application that realizes each function of the travel route determination device 10 in the computer 500, each function of the travel route determination device 10 is realized by the computer 500.

[0054] The computer 500 has a bus 501, a processor 502, a memory 503, a storage device 504, an input / output interface (I / F) 505, and a network interface (I / F) 506. The bus 501 is a data transmission path for the processor 502, the memory 503, the storage device 504, the input / output interface 505, and the network interface 506 to transmit and receive data to and from each other. However, the method for connecting the processor 502 and the like to each other is not limited to bus connection.

[0055] The processor 502 is one of various processors such as a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The memory 503 is a main storage device realized using a random access memory (RAM) or the like. The storage device 504 is an auxiliary storage device realized using a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD), a memory card, or a read-only memory (ROM) or the like.

[0056] The input / output interface 505 is an interface for connecting the computer 500 to an input / output device. For example, the input / output interface 505 is connected to an input device such as a keyboard and an output device such as a display device.

[0057] The network interface 506 is an interface for connecting the computer 500 to a network. This network may be a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network).

[0058] The storage device 504 stores programs for realizing desired functions. For example, the storage device 504 of the computer 500 stores programs (application programs described above) for realizing the functions of the travel route determination device 10. The processor 502 reads these programs into the memory 503 and executes them to realize each function.

[0059] These programs include instructions (or software code) that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform one or more functions described in the embodiments. The programs may be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium or a tangible storage medium. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable media or tangible storage media include random-access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, solid-state drive (SSD) or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray® disc or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device. The programs may also be transmitted on a transitory computer-readable medium or communication medium. By way of example and not limitation, transitory computer-readable media or communication media include electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagated signals. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 10. Driving route determination device 11 Surveillance area image acquisition unit 12 Specific part 13 Decision Section 14 Vehicle running section 15 Unobtained area image acquisition unit 16 Memory section 20. Surveillance Cameras 30 vehicles 31 Vehicle Camera 500 computers 501 Bus 502 processor 503 memory 504 Storage Devices 505 Input / Output Interface (I / F) 506 Network Interface (I / F)

Claims

1. a monitoring area image acquisition unit that acquires image information of a monitoring area; an identification unit that identifies an unacquired area within the monitoring area for which the video information has not been acquired; a determination unit that acquires a boarding point where a passenger boards a vehicle equipped with a camera and a disembarking point where the passenger disembarks from the vehicle, and determines a travel route of the vehicle based on the boarding point and the disembarking point so that the vehicle travels through the unacquired area; an unacquired area image acquisition unit that acquires image information of the unacquired area from the camera; Driving route determination device.

2. The determination unit acquires a boarding reservation time of the passenger and a scheduled disembarking time of the passenger, and determines a travel route of the vehicle based on the boarding reservation time and the scheduled disembarking time. The driving route determination device according to claim 1 .

3. The determination unit determines a driving route such that the driving route passes through the unacquired area during a predetermined time period.

3. The driving route determination device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The predetermined time period is This is a time period when congestion is expected in the uncovered area. The driving route determination device according to claim 3.

5. The determination unit A driving route for each of the plurality of vehicles is determined so that the vehicle travels through the unacquired area, taking into consideration the boarding and disembarking points of passengers for each of the plurality of vehicles. The driving route determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The determination unit determines a travel route of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels through the unacquired area from a boarding point to a disembarking point of the passenger. The driving route determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The determination unit determines a driving route of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels through an unacquired area before arriving at a boarding point of the passenger. The driving route determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

8. The determination unit determines a driving route of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels through an unacquired area after arriving at a drop-off point of the passenger. The driving route determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

9. The computer Obtain video information from the surveillance area, Identifying an unacquired area within the monitoring area where the video information has not been acquired; acquiring a boarding point where a passenger boards a vehicle equipped with a camera and a disembarking point where the passenger disembarks from the vehicle, and determining a driving route for the vehicle based on the boarding point and the disembarking point so that the vehicle travels through the unacquired area; Acquire image information of the unobtained area from the camera. A method for determining a driving route.

10. Obtain video information from the surveillance area, Identifying an unacquired area within the monitoring area where the video information has not been acquired; acquiring a boarding point where a passenger boards a vehicle equipped with a camera and a disembarking point where the passenger disembarks from the vehicle, and determining a driving route for the vehicle based on the boarding point and the disembarking point so that the vehicle travels through the unacquired area; and causing a computer to execute a process of acquiring image information of the unacquired area from the camera. program.

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