Aspects relate to methods and systems for controlling usage of parking maps for autonomous parking. In some embodiments, an exemplary system includes a computing device, configured to receive a first parking map representative of a first point of interest, wherein the first parking map comprises a first access datum, generate a first map metric associated with the first parking map, and selectively communicate the first parking map with a first remote device as a function of the first access datum.

A computer implemented method for managing charge availability of a charge unit (CU) to obtain charge for a battery of an electric vehicle (EV) is provided. The CU includes a computer for processing at least part of the method and for communicating with a server over a network. The method includes receiving, by the server, status information from the computer of the CU. The method includes sending to the computer of the CU instructions to make a reservation for the CU. The reservation is for a user account that has requested a desire to charge the battery of the electric vehicle of the user at the CU or another CU. The method includes sending, by the server, a confirmation for the reservation to the user account. The confirmation is viewable via a device having access to the server via the user account. The method includes sending, by the server, a data regarding a time of availability of the CU to the user account for the reservation. The computer of the CU is configured to display a visual indicator regarding the reservation of the CU.

Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, system and/or method related to system and method to optimize citywide traffic flow by privacy preserving scalable predictive citywide traffic load-balancing supporting, and being supported by, optimal zone to zone demand-control planning and predictive parking management

A sensor device for conducting electronic transactions from a vehicle including a housing including an RFID circuit operably connected to an RFID antenna, a short range communication device, the RFID circuit and short range communication device operably connected to a processor, and a power supply. The sensor device is wirelessly connectable to a mobile communication device via the Bluetooth chip and the mobile communication device runs a software application. The RFID antenna is adapted to receive a wireless signal from a transmitter. Responsive to the wireless signal, the processor causes the short range communication device to wirelessly communicate with the mobile communication device to initiate a transaction.

Autonomous vehicles are requested to execute a route from an origin location to a destination location. The route specifies one or more waypoints between the origin location and the destination location, with the autonomous vehicle requested to transit from the origin location to the destination location via the waypoints. Some autonomous vehicles vary their route and do not necessarily visit each of the specified waypoints along the route. To improve adherence to the waypoints specified in the route, an arranger assigns a weight to each of the waypoints. The weight is used to score the vehicle's performance of the route based at least in part on whether the vehicle visited each of the waypoints and the weight associated with each of the waypoints. The score is used to control dispatch of additional service requests to the autonomous vehicle or other autonomous vehicles operated by the same operator or manufacturer.

To provide a transport system, a server apparatus, and a program that make it possible to fill a parked vehicle with hydrogen. A transport system according to an embodiment includes a server apparatus and a transport apparatus. The transport apparatus transports a vehicle having a hydrogen tank based on an instruction given by the server apparatus. The server apparatus includes a processing unit. The processing unit receives an input of first information indicating that the vehicle needs to be filled with hydrogen. In a case in which the input of the first information has been received, the processing unit instructs the transport apparatus to transport the vehicle to a filling area for hydrogen filling and instructs the transport apparatus to transport the vehicle from the filling area to a parking area for vehicle parking.

A system and a method for simplifying payment of a vehicle parking fee for a user. The method includes detecting, by a sensor, that a vehicle is parked; determining a geographical vehicle position data of the parked vehicle; sending the parking request message to the vehicle parking management server from a communication device; determining, by the vehicle parking management server, at least a first vehicle parking fee service provider among plural of available vehicle parking fee service providers that is available for receiving payment of the vehicle parking fee where the vehicle is parked; displaying, via a user interface of the communication device, selection information associated with the a least first vehicle parking fee service provider available for receiving payment of the vehicle parking fee where the vehicle is parked.

A method and system for identifying and providing access to a user capable of performing medical services. The method includes receiving a message from a first device of a first user, the message including a request and digital authorization data associated with the first user, identifying, within a proximity of a first location of the first device, a second device of a second user capable of performing an action associated with the request, determining whether the second user provided agreement to perform the action, communicating the digital authorization data to the second device of the second user responsive to determining that the second user provided the agreement, and instructing, responsive to determining that the second user provided the agreement, a vehicle to transport the second user from a second location of the second device to the first location.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a communicable integration of a user network of devices and a vendor system. Embodiments receive, at the vendor system from the user network of devices, a request for provisioning of products by a vendor; determine a provisioning location for provisioning of the products by the vendor; continuously identify a real-time location of the user via the one or more components of the user network of devices; continuously calculate a real-time first limit based on the continuously identified current location of the user and the provisioning location; calculate a total time to provision the products comprising a sum of a product preparation time and the real-time first limit; and optimize delivery of the products based on the total time to provision and the real-time location of the user.

A control device includes a communication unit that communicates with a user terminal provided with a chat function, and a control unit that transmits to the user terminal, via the communication unit, a message notifying a user of a state of a vehicle heading to a vehicle dispatch point designated by the user who has made a reservation for vehicle dispatch. The message is to be output from the user terminal by the chat function.