A vehicle has: a communicating portion that communicates a passenger compartment interior with a passenger compartment exterior; a discharging device that, by operating, discharging at least one of dust or liquid which is within the passenger compartment through the communicating portion to the passenger compartment exterior; and a control section that, in a case of judging that there are no vehicle occupants within the passenger compartment, operates the discharging device, and causes dust within the passenger compartment to be discharged to the passenger compartment exterior.

A transport vehicle spray apparatus. The transport vehicle spray apparatus has at least one storage tank. A pump transports material from the storage tank through at least one filter and a manifold to at least one spray bar. The spray bar incorporates spray nozzles through which the material from the storage tank is dispensed. In one embodiment, the spray bar is connected to a collapsible frame on the top and back of the transport vehicle storage space. The collapsible frame can expand and collapse by sliding along the length of the walls of the transport vehicle storage space. As the frame expands and collapses, the spray bar coats the interior surfaces of the transport vehicle storage space with the material from the storage tank. The transport vehicle spray apparatus is utilized to spray and coat the walls of a transport vehicle's storage space with a desired fluid.

A transport vehicle spray apparatus. The transport vehicle spray apparatus has at least one storage tank. A pump transports material from the storage tank through at least one filter and a manifold to at least one spray bar. The spray bar incorporates spray nozzles through which the material from the storage tank is dispensed. In one embodiment, the spray bar is connected to a collapsible frame on the top and back of the transport vehicle storage space. The collapsible frame can expand and collapse by sliding along the length of the walls of the transport vehicle storage space. As the frame expands and collapses, the spray bar coats the interior surfaces of the transport vehicle storage space with the material from the storage tank. The transport vehicle spray apparatus is utilized to spray and coat the walls of a transport vehicle's storage space with a desired fluid.

The systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to an autonomous vehicle food locker system that may include environmentally controlled storage compartments for storing and/or transporting perishable food items to be delivered to end consumers. The storage compartments may provide ultraviolet light controls and surfaces that provide sanitized food storage areas for a delivery vehicle. Computing processor(s) may be configured for determining a sanitization procedure for sanitizing the interior portion of the food storage locker based on sensor information received from internal and external sensors, video feeds, photographs, and other information. The processor(s) may determine one or more sanitation characteristics that can indicate or inform cleanliness of the interior portion of the food storage locker, and perform automated sanitization procedures that can include activating a chemical layer disposed on the interior portion of the food storage locker. The system may also maintain a digital record documenting the delivery process.

An information processing method includes the following executed by a computer: obtaining a result of sensing the interior of a mobile body; performing a recognition process of recognizing at least one of dirt and damage inside the mobile body, on the basis of the result of sensing; determining handling timing for handling at least one of the dirt and the damage inside the mobile body, according to the result of the recognition process; and outputting a notification for the mobile body to move to a handling place according to the handling timing.

A system for cleaning a compartment includes a conductive thread incorporated near a surface that has microbes on it. An electric current may flow through the conductive thread to kill the microbes on the surface through low-frequency electromagnetic pulse sterilization of the surface. The conductive trace is also in contact with air in the compartment. The electric current flowing through the conductive trace also ionizes the air within the compartment, which produces charged particles that are removed from the air.

A system for cleaning a compartment includes a conductive thread incorporated near a surface that has microbes on it. An electric current may flow through the conductive thread to kill the microbes on the surface through low-frequency electromagnetic pulse sterilization of the surface. The conductive trace is also in contact with air in the compartment. The electric current flowing through the conductive trace also ionizes the air within the compartment, which produces charged particles that are removed from the air.

A control apparatus, a vehicle, and a control method which improve usability of a technique of determining a dirt level of a vehicle are provided. The control apparatus of the vehicle includes a controller. The controller determines whether it is necessary to clean the vehicle, based on at least one of first information indicating a dirt level of the vehicle detected by the vehicle, and second information indicating a dirt level of the vehicle input by a user of the vehicle.

A control apparatus, a vehicle, and a control method which improve usability of a technique of determining a dirt level of a vehicle are provided. The control apparatus of the vehicle includes a controller. The controller determines whether it is necessary to clean the vehicle, based on at least one of first information indicating a dirt level of the vehicle detected by the vehicle, and second information indicating a dirt level of the vehicle input by a user of the vehicle.

One general aspect includes a system having one or more heat pads installed at a vehicle, the one or more heat pads configured to provide infrared energy transmissions to a vehicle component to defrost, defog, or both defrost and defog a surface of the vehicle component. The system may also carry out the following steps: (a) determining that ice or fog or both ice and fog has accumulated on the surface of the vehicle component; and (b) based on the determination made in step (a), activating the one or more heat pads to defrost, defog, or both defrost and defog a surface of the vehicle component.