An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to execute acquiring operation information for a network-connected home appliance that is home electronic equipment which is provided in a dwelling house, and is configured to be accessible to a prescribed network and is capable of being controlled via the network, making an estimation as to entering/exiting of a vehicle utilized by a user of the dwelling house into/from a parking lot associated with the dwelling house on the basis of the operation information for the network-connected home appliance in the dwelling house, and issuing, to a management apparatus that manages entering/exiting of the vehicle, an enter/exit instruction for causing the vehicle to enter or exit if entering/exiting of the vehicle into/from the parking lot is estimated.

A parking lot management system includes an infrastructure sensor that is able to detect a sunlight state of a parking space in a parking lot, and a notification device that notifies at least one of a vehicle including a solar power generation function and a user of the parking lot of the sunlight state of each parking space detected by the infrastructure sensor.

The invention relates to a method for managing a fleet of autonomous parking robots by a supervisor. Each autonomous robot comprises a computer and a memory for storing a digital map of the parking space and geolocation means, environment sensors and means for telecommunication with said supervisor. The supervisor comprises a computer and a memory for storing a digital map of the parking space, as well as means for telecommunication with said robots, a record of a unique identifier of each of the robots, and a computer for computing the trajectories of said autonomous robots.

A method includes determining that an autonomous vehicle is in a zone associated with one or more zone rules; causing, in response to determining that the autonomous vehicle is in the zone, the autonomous vehicle to operate in a controlled mode of operation associated with the zone rules; determining that the autonomous vehicle has exited the zone; and releasing, in response to determining that the autonomous vehicle has exited the zone, the autonomous vehicle from the controlled mode of operation.

A method for operating a car park parking system of a car park involves determining a current state of occupancy of the car park and assigning a quick-access parking space to a motor vehicle to be parked depending on the determined state of occupancy. The motor vehicle to be parked is brought driverlessly to the assigned quick-access parking space. An information message is communicated to a user of the motor vehicle to be parked depending on a decision criterion. The information message proposes a pick-up time, and, following acceptance of the proposed pick-up time by the user, the motor vehicle to be parked is brought driverlessly from the quick-access parking space to a long-stay parking space.

Access control for an autonomous vehicle through a door in a doorway. A magnet is attached to the autonomous vehicle and a magnetometer is located some distance from the doorway. The magnetometer outputs a magnetometer signal in response to detecting the magnet, which causes the transmitter to transmit a detection signal. A doorway device is fixed about the doorway, and includes a receiver, and a locking mechanism with a locking pin. The doorway device retracts the pin to unlock the door for a predetermined period of time in response to receipt of the detection signal, and extents the pin to lock the door after the predetermined period of time ends.

A method for automatically transporting a vehicle from a transfer zone to an assigned parking space within a predefined parking facility with the aid of a parking facility monitoring system including at least one stationary sensor unit, and pieces of information about the present vehicle position being transmitted to a central control unit. Certain areas of the parking facility are monitored by the sensor units with high accuracy, and other areas of the parking facility are monitored by the sensor units with lesser accuracy, overlapping areas of trajectories of other vehicles with a trajectory being determined by the central control unit, and the trajectory being adapted in such a way that an overlapping area ends up in an area of the parking facility which is monitored by the sensor units with high accuracy.

A single-row multilayer storage warehouse system comprises a plurality of storage layers, a plurality of storage warehouse lifting apparatus, shafts arranged at both ends and/or in the middle of the storage warehouse system, a plurality of supporting mechanisms, a supporting mechanism lifting apparatus and a plurality of self-delivering trolleys. Each storage layer is provided with a plurality of storage shelf groups arranged symmetrically side by side; each storage shelf comprises a first supporting component for storing goods and a first rail; the first supporting component is arranged at the lower part of the storage shelf; the first rail is arranged at the upper part of the storage shelf; the self-delivering trolleys is capable of running between the rails of the storage shelves on the lower layer and the bottom of the first supporting component of the storage shelves on the layer.

A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, including the following: checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and initiating one or multiple measures in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link. Also described is a corresponding device, a vehicle, a parking lot management system, and 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.