Vehicle Driving Mode Switching Under Shared-Use Road Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack an efficient method to manage and coordinate the automatic and manual driving modes of vehicles to prevent collisions between automatically driven and manually driven vehicles, particularly in shared usage scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A management system that includes a server and communication terminals for owners and users, which manages vehicle navigation, contracts, and driving mode switching based on predefined conditions, ensuring safe operation by allowing manual driving only when conditions such as location, user attributes, and time are met.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a server apparatus is used to allot road regions to automatically driven vehicles, then collision prevention between automatic and manual vehicles is improved, but the system complexity and difficulty of coordinating multiple vehicles increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the road into discrete road regions that can be individually allocated to specific vehicles. Each road region acts as an independent unit that can be assigned to either automatic or manual driving mode, simplifying the coordination problem by breaking down the continuous road space into manageable segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The server apparatus performs preliminary allocation of road regions to vehicles before the vehicles actually traverse them. By pre-assigning specific road regions to specific vehicles in advance, the system prevents conflicts and collisions before they occur, rather than reacting to them in real-time.
2Ease of operation
If manual driving mode is allowed for flexibility and user control, then ease of operation is improved, but the risk of collision with automatic vehicles increases
Solution Approach 1:
The driving mode of each vehicle is made dynamic rather than fixed. Vehicles can switch between automatic and manual driving modes depending on the allocated road region and current conditions. This dynamic adjustment allows vehicles to optimize for both safety (automatic mode in shared regions) and user control (manual mode in dedicated regions).
Solution Approach 2:
The server apparatus acts as an intermediary that coordinates between vehicles using different driving modes. It manages the allocation of road regions to ensure that manual and automatic vehicles do not conflict, mediating their interactions to prevent collisions while preserving the benefits of both driving modes.
3Reliability
If road regions are allocated to automatic vehicles, then safety is improved, but the adaptability to handle diverse driving scenarios and user preferences decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The road region allocation system is designed to be universal, handling multiple types of vehicles and driving scenarios through a single unified framework. The same road region allocation mechanism works for both automatic and manual vehicles, and can accommodate various driving conditions without requiring separate specialized systems.
Data Source
AI summary
In an information processing apparatus for managing or controlling a moving body used by a user based on a predetermined use condition, the moving body is configured to be switchable between an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode, and the information processing apparatus comprises a use condition acquisition section for acquiring information related to the use condition of the moving body, a switch command acquisition section for acquiring a switch command for switching a driving mode of the moving body, and a switch judgment section for judging permission/prohibition of switching of the driving mode indicated by the switch command, based on the use condition of the moving body.