A terminal side control device that executes processing for instructing travel of a vehicle to a driver on the basis of a travel permission section assigned thereto by a control server. The terminal-side control device includes: a remaining distance calculation unit that calculates a travel permission remaining distance on the basis of the present position of the own vehicle acquired from a position calculation device and the travel permission section; an upper limit speed calculation unit that calculates an upper limit speed of the own vehicle in the travel permission section on the basis of the travel permission remaining distance calculated by the remaining distance calculation unit; and a display control unit that causes a terminal side display device to output and present to the driver the upper limit speed calculated by the upper limit speed calculation unit and predetermined warning information corresponding to the upper limit speed.

A terminal side control device that executes processing for instructing travel of a vehicle to a driver on the basis of a travel permission section assigned thereto by a control server. The terminal-side control device includes: a remaining distance calculation unit that calculates a travel permission remaining distance on the basis of the present position of the own vehicle acquired from a position calculation device and the travel permission section; an upper limit speed calculation unit that calculates an upper limit speed of the own vehicle in the travel permission section on the basis of the travel permission remaining distance calculated by the remaining distance calculation unit; and a display control unit that causes a terminal side display device to output and present to the driver the upper limit speed calculated by the upper limit speed calculation unit and predetermined warning information corresponding to the upper limit speed.

In many contexts, vehicles navigate routes while providing a service on behalf of a service provider, and with the assistance of global positioning systems (GPS) for navigation, routing, and/or vehicle tracking. In addition to identifying the location of the vehicle, devices with integrated GPS may also identify a population density (e.g., of individuals, cyclists, or other vehicles) within a vicinity of a location of the vehicle, which may caution a driver of high-population-density areas; may be used to assess a risk of the vehicle while navigating the route, and/or to suggest alternative routes; and/or to count the people who observe the vehicle navigating the route while performing the service. The GPS and/or population density estimator (e.g., a camera) are integrated with a car topper that is mounted atop the vehicle with a display that identifies the service, and optionally with a reversible mounting attachment and/or an integrated high-gain antenna.

There is provided a parking monitoring system comprising one or more sensors adapted to be deployed within a parking slot; a controller unit adapted to be connected to the one or more sensors for receiving information from the one or more sensors when a vehicle is parked in the parking slot, wherein the received information comprises activation and de-activation signals of the one or more sensors; and wherein the controller unit is adapted to determine whether the vehicle parked within the parking slot is allowed to be parked inside the parking slot based on the received activation and de-activation signals. The system is particularly adapted to monitor whether vehicles of certain categories such as bicycles, vans, cars and trucks are parked within their respective parking zones reserved for these categories of vehicles.

There is provided a parking monitoring system comprising one or more sensors adapted to be deployed within a parking slot; a controller unit adapted to be connected to the one or more sensors for receiving information from the one or more sensors when a vehicle is parked in the parking slot, wherein the received information comprises activation and de-activation signals of the one or more sensors; and wherein the controller unit is adapted to determine whether the vehicle parked within the parking slot is allowed to be parked inside the parking slot based on the received activation and de-activation signals. The system is particularly adapted to monitor whether vehicles of certain categories such as bicycles, vans, cars and trucks are parked within their respective parking zones reserved for these categories of vehicles.

A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle driving autonomously in a parking lot and emitting at least one signal to its environment during its autonomous travel to signal to the environment that it is driving autonomously. The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating a parking lot, to a device for operating a vehicle, a device for operating a parking lot, to a vehicle, a device, a parking lot, and to a computer program.

A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle driving autonomously in a parking lot and emitting at least one signal to its environment during its autonomous travel to signal to the environment that it is driving autonomously. The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating a parking lot, to a device for operating a vehicle, a device for operating a parking lot, to a vehicle, a device, a parking lot, and to a computer program.

An autonomous driving display system includes: an autonomous driving control device to carry out autonomous driving; an autonomous driving display device display state of which is recognizable from outside a vehicle; and an in-vehicle device to make the autonomous driving control device carry out autonomous driving of the vehicle upon receiving an autonomous driving instruction signal instructing autonomous driving, monitor start of the autonomous driving of the vehicle by the autonomous driving control device, and control a display state of the autonomous driving display device to be in a display state different from a display state before the autonomous driving is started when the autonomous driving of the vehicle is started by the autonomous driving control device.

A system and a method for generating traffic information are provided. The system for generating traffic information includes a vehicle that obtains a location and a surrounding image in real time, and a server that receives the location and the surrounding image from the vehicle, and calculates a time required to pass through a specified section and an average speed passing through the specified section based on the location and the surrounding image from the vehicle.

An approach is provided for classifying one or more vehicles based on their level of automation. The approach involves determining training sensor data collected during at least one driving operation of one or more vehicles, wherein one or more automation levels of the one or more vehicles are known. The approach also involves determining one or more sensor signatures for the one or more automation levels based, at least in part, on one or more values of one or more classification features extracted from the training sensor data. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a classification of one or more other vehicles according to the one or more automation levels based, at least in part, on the one or more sensor signatures and sensor data associated with the one or more other vehicles.