An autonomous mobile device includes a processor to establish a Transmission Control Protocol Robot Operating System (TCPROS) connection over a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session between the AMD and a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) device that hosts an AMD controller in a cellular network, from the AMD the AMD controller. The processor may perform a mission in accordance with the mission plan while the AMD is connected to the AMD controller via the TCPROS connection.

The automated driving system is configured to output, to the vehicle platform, a command for autonomous driving according to a command from the automated driving system and a command for remote driving according to a command from the outside of the vehicle. During autonomous driving, the vehicle platform determines that an abnormality occurred in communication between the automated driving system and the vehicle platform when a situation in which communication with the automated driving system has been interrupted continues for a first period or longer, and conversely, determines that an abnormality occurred in communication between the automated driving system and the vehicle platform when a situation in which communication with the automated driving system has been interrupted continues for a second period or longer during remote driving. the second period is shorter than the first period.

A travel control system for a vehicle includes: a plurality of processors mounted on the vehicle; a determination processor mounted on the vehicle; an in-vehicle communication network; and a control device configured to establish wireless communication with the vehicle through a network environment and including a backup processor. The determination processor takes a count of unconformities between a sender identifier and a recipient identifier of the control information transmitted and received by the processors through the in-vehicle communication network. When the count of unconformities becomes larger than a predetermined threshold value, the determination processor determines that an abnormality is present, and transmits an abnormality signal to the control device through the network environment. Upon receiving the abnormality signal, the control device transmits the control information held by the backup processor, to the vehicle through the network environment, and makes a remote control of the vehicle.

The safety of a mobile device that is operated remotely is improved. The mobile device includes a communication unit, a communication quality prediction unit, an operation mode control unit, and a speed control unit. The communication unit transmits and receives data to and from a controller through a predetermined communication path. The communication quality prediction unit predicts a communication quality of the communication path and obtains a predicted value. The operation mode control unit selects, on the basis of the predicted value, one of a plurality of operation modes, each defining an operation method for a remote operator of the controller. The speed control unit controls a travel speed on the basis of the predicted value when a specific operation mode is selected from among the plurality of operation modes.

A remote control apparatus controls at least one mobile object, and includes: a transmission latency distribution estimation unit estimating transmission latency distribution information based on transmission latency information of a transmission path obtained in advance and transmission latency information obtained online, the transmission latency distribution information including a time-changed probability distribution of transmission latencies; a trajectory generating unit generating a target trajectory of the mobile object, based on surrounding information around the mobile object; and a mobile object control unit generating a controlled amount of the mobile object, based on the transmission latency distribution information, the target trajectory, and mobile object information, wherein the mobile object control unit includes: a gain setting unit setting a control gain, based on the transmission latency distribution information; and a controlled amount computation unit generating the controlled amount, based on the target trajectory, the control gain, and the mobile object information.

Techniques for operating a semi-autonomous aircraft according to a condition of a data communication channel are presented. The techniques include: detecting a condition of a data communication channel between a semi-autonomous aircraft and a ground pilot station for the semi-autonomous aircraft; reallocating a control authority for an aircraft function from one of the semi-autonomous aircraft or the ground pilot station to an other of the semi-autonomous aircraft or the ground pilot station, where the reallocating is performed automatically and in response to a fulfilment of predefined criteria comprising the condition of the data communication channel; obtaining, from the other of the semi-autonomous aircraft or the ground pilot station, an instruction to activate or deactivate the aircraft function; and executing, by the semi-autonomous aircraft, the instruction to activate or deactivate the aircraft function in response to the obtaining the instruction.

A moving body control system includes a management system and a control device mounted on a moving body and configured to cause the moving body to operate in accordance with a legitimate remote instruction from the management system. The remote instruction includes an activation instruction that remotely activates the control device. The control device is configured to execute a first verification process of determining whether a suspicion of unauthorized activation of the control device exists, and when the suspicion of the unauthorized activation exists, change an own operation mode from a normal standby mode to a caution standby mode. Further, when the suspicion of the unauthorized activation exists, the management system is configured to execute a second verification process of finally determining whether or not the suspicion of the unauthorized activation is valid.