A map information transmission device includes: a dividing unit configured to divide a region of a map into a plurality of sub regions based on superimposition positions at which a plurality of objects are to be displayed superimposed on the map, the dividing unit performing the division such that a number of objects included in each of the sub regions is a predetermined number or lower; a unit configured to generate, for each of the sub regions, a merged image that includes objects included in a sub region; a unit configured to generate, for each of the sub regions, display code that includes clipping information that designates a clipping region of the merged image that corresponds to the sub region; and a unit configured to transmit the merged image and the display code to a map display device.

A system and method for discreet routing of a vehicle are described. The system and method provide a way of getting a subject vehicle from Point A to Point B while minimizing the visibility of the subject vehicle by one or more observers. In one embodiment, the method includes (1) determining a location of one or more observers within a target area and (2) applying elevation data to a plurality of grid squares within the target area. Based on the elevation data, a field-of-view (FOV) for each of the one or more observers is determined. The FOV includes one or more of the plurality of grid squares that are visible from the location of the observer. The method includes determining a route from an initial location to a destination location within the target area that minimizes an amount of the route within the FOV of the one or more observers.

A device may receive geospatial data identifying roads and buildings in a geographical region, and may transform the geospatial data into geospatial objects for the roads and the buildings. The device may correlate shelter data with the geospatial objects to generate correlated data that includes the geospatial objects and the shelter data. The device may process the correlated data to add bounding boxes around the geospatial objects corresponding to the shelters to generate modified correlated data. The device may correlate road weight and type data with the modified correlated data to generate final geospatial data, and may convert the final geospatial data into a directed graph. The device may receive event data identifying an event and inaccessible roads caused by the event, may update the directed graph based on the event data to generate an updated directed graph, and may provide a representation of the updated directed graph for display.

A driver assistance system for a vehicle. The driver assistance system controls the vehicle at least partially automatically. In the method, the start of an auto pilot route section is determined in the course of a route planned for the vehicle. The driver assistance system is able to control the vehicle automatically along the autopilot route section. A distance between the current position of the vehicle and the start of the autopilot route section is determined and output in the vehicle.

An event information memory stores an occurrence time of an event so as to cause the occurrence time of the event to correspond to each of monitoring targets in which the events occurred (or are scheduled to occur) among a plurality of the monitoring targets. Based on position information for displaying each of a plurality of monitoring targets on a general view, a controller instructs control to draw an event display image on the general view so as to cause the event display image to correspond to the monitoring target in which the event occurred (or scheduled to occur), the monitoring target being stored in the event information memory. The event display image includes: a circular portion indicating a predetermined time in a circumferential direction, an indicator indicating a current hour or minute, and an event occurrence time display portion caused to correspond to the occurrence time of the event.

The on-board apparatus 50 calculates an automated driving route of the vehicle 55 from the parking space of the vehicle 55 to the destination and an estimated time required to reach the destination in the case in which the vehicle 55 drives by automated driving by following the automated driving route. The server apparatus 30 calculates a walking travel route in the case of traveling by walk from the position of the terminal apparatus 10 to the parking space of the vehicle 55 and an estimated time required to reach the parking space of the vehicle 55 in the case of walking by following the walking travel route. The terminal apparatus 10 displays at the display unit 140 the automated driving route, the estimated time required for the automated driving route, the walking travel route, and the estimated time required for the walking travel route; and when a selection of the automated driving route is accepted, the terminal apparatus 10 starts the drive of the autonomous vehicle.

A route display method for display on a terminal apparatus comprises: acquiring starting point information indicating a starting point and destination information indicating a destination; generating route information indicating a route from the starting point to the destination, wherein the route information includes a plurality of passing points; extracting captured images corresponding to the plurality of the passing points from a database which stores the captured images in relation to corresponding image capturing locations respectively, wherein each of the image capturing locations is within a range from the each of the plurality of the passing points; and displaying the extracted captured images in association with a map image sequentially in an order from a first captured image corresponding to a first passing point closest to the starting point to a second captured image corresponding to a second passing point closest to the destination.

Provided are communications server apparatus for recommending one or more points-of-interest (POIs) for a transport-related service to a user, such as when the user wish to request or make a booking for a transport-related service. The POIs are recommended at different actions/scenarios or at different stages of the booking, based on a plurality of data/information, which may be from a plurality of data sources. Recommendation may be done using data relating to one or more pairings of origin locations and destination locations corresponding to historical transport-related services, or using historical data and data corresponding to top ranking points-of-interest in at least one destination category in a geographical area, or based on resultant scores of candidate POIs that are determined from individual scores assigned to a plurality of criteria for the candidate POIs, where the individual scores for at least some of the criteria are determined based on historical data.

A method of controlling a head-up display includes sensing occurrence of an event related to a vehicle; updating event information related to the event, to a specific map, in response to the event occurrence; outputting the event information to a preset position in front of the vehicle, by using a head-up display; maintaining the output of the event information at the preset position, even if a relative distance between the vehicle and the preset position is changed based on the driving of the vehicle; and terminating the output of the event information when the vehicle passes through the preset position.

Disclosed are a system, a server, and a method for information provision. A method for information provision includes receiving, from a terminal device of a vehicle, sensing information and location information detected by the terminal device of the vehicle, generating present environment condition information by regions by using the received sensing information and location information, and based on a service request being received from the terminal device of the vehicle, transmitting the environment condition information to the terminal device of the vehicle. Accordingly, a server may provide, on a real-time basis, environment condition information related to weather using sensing information detected by a terminal device of a vehicle.