Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
VEHICLE AND USER MERGING ASSIST SYSTEM AND VEHICLE RIDE-SHARING ASSIST SYSTEM

Abstract:

To eliminate a waiting time and thus to assist in efficient merging when a vehicle and a user to board the vehicle merge with each other, a server (5) of a vehicle and user merging assist system includes a merging schedule setting unit (22), a notification unit (21), and a merging route setting unit (25). The merging schedule setting unit (22) sets a merging schedule in response to an application of the user. The merging schedule includes a merging point (P) and a merging time of a ride-sharing vehicle (10) and the user, a vehicle route (Rv) of the ride-sharing vehicle (10) to the merging point (P), and a user route (Ry) of the user to the merging point (P). The notification unit (21) notifies a vehicle terminal (3) and a user terminal (2) of information about the merging schedule. The merging route setting unit (25) estimates a scheduled arrival time at the merging point (P) of each of the ride-sharing vehicle (10) and the user based on an estimation result of a position estimating unit (24, 23) that estimates a position of the ride-sharing vehicle (10) and a position of the user, and to set a merging route (Rm) along the vehicle route (Rv) or the user route (Ry) of one of the ride-sharing vehicle (10) and the user whose scheduled arrival time is the later of the two. The notification unit (21) notifies the vehicle terminal (3) and the user terminal (2) of the merging route (Rm).