CN-122009241-A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, a method, and a vehicle that reduce discomfort felt by a driver in guiding a switch from automatic driving control to manual driving control. The information processing device detects that a request for switching to manual driving is generated during automatic driving control of the first vehicle, acquires sound emission content of the driver when the request for switching to manual driving is generated, and presents to the driver a part of a description relating to the reason why the request for switching to manual driving is generated, corresponding to the sound emission content of the driver.

Inventors

• HONDA MAKOTO

Assignees

• 丰田自动车株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20220708

Priority Date

20210721

Claims (18)

1. 1. An information processing apparatus, wherein, The control unit is provided with a control unit that executes the following processing: When a request for switching to manual driving is generated during automatic driving control of a first vehicle, a part of a description relating to the reason for the generation of the request is presented to a driver of the first vehicle, When the request is generated, the control unit repeatedly executes processing for presenting a part of the description related to the reason for the generation of the request until the driver is instructed to accept the switch to manual driving.
2. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The control unit further repeatedly executes processing for acquiring the sound content of the driver until the driver is instructed to accept the switch to the manual driving when the request is made, The driver is presented with a part of a description related to the reason for the request, corresponding to the sound content of the driver.
3. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, Further comprising a storage unit for storing a correspondence between the first sound content and a part of the description relating to the reason for the request, The control unit performs the following processing: when the sound emission content of the driver is at least similar to the first sound emission content, a part of a description related to a reason for generating the request, in which the driver has a correspondence with the first sound emission content, is presented to the driver.
4. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The information processing apparatus is mounted on the first vehicle, The control section further performs the following processing, namely: When the request is generated, a correspondence between the content of the sound uttered by the driver and a part of the explanation relating to the reason for the generation of the request is downloaded from a predetermined device, and the correspondence is stored in the storage unit.
5. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The control unit performs the following processing: Further processing of acquiring the cause of the request is performed, And downloading the corresponding relation corresponding to the reason.
6. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, The control unit performs the following processing: And downloading the corresponding relation corresponding to the reason from the preset device.
7. 7. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein, The correspondence relationship includes: a first correspondence relationship that associates a plurality of second utterance contents, which are assumed when a cause of the request is inquired, with the cause of the request, as part of a description related to the cause of the request; at least one second correspondence associating a plurality of third utterances including a challenge conceived to accept a cause of the generation of the request and further generated, and an answer to the challenge as part of a description related to the cause of the generation of the request, The control unit performs the following processing: after the request is generated, referring to the first correspondence, the driver is prompted with the reason why the request is generated that a correspondence is established with a second utterance content similar to the utterance content of the driver, After prompting the driver of the reason why the request is generated, an answer to the challenge, which has a correspondence relation with third utterance content similar to utterance content of the driver, is prompted to the driver with reference to the at least one second correspondence relation.
8. 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, The information processing apparatus is mounted on the first vehicle, The control section further performs the following processing, namely: transmitting the sound content of the driver to a predetermined device, A part of a description related to a reason for generating the request is received from the predetermined device in accordance with the sound production content.
9. 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, The control unit performs the following processing: when the request is generated, after the request is presented to the driver, processing for acquiring the content of the sound of the driver and presenting a part of a description related to the reason for the generation of the request corresponding to the content of the sound is started.
10. 10. An information processing method, comprising: the following processing performed by the information processing apparatus, namely: When a request for switching to manual driving is generated during automatic driving control of a first vehicle, a part of a description relating to the reason for the generation of the request is presented to a driver of the first vehicle, When the request is generated, the information processing device repeatedly executes processing for presenting a part of the description related to the reason for the generation of the request in accordance with the sound content of the driver until the driver is instructed to accept the switch to manual driving.
11. 11. The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein, Also included is a process performed by the information processing apparatus, namely: When the request is generated, the process of acquiring the sound content of the driver is repeatedly executed until the driver is indicated to accept the switch to the manual driving, The driver is presented with a part of a description related to the reason for the request, corresponding to the sound content of the driver.
12. 12. The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein, The information processing device includes a storage unit that stores a correspondence between a first sound content and a part of a description related to a reason for the request, The information processing device executes processing for presenting, to the driver, a part of a description relating to a reason for the generation of the request, the part having a correspondence relationship with the first sound content, when the sound content of the driver is at least similar to the first sound content.
13. 13. The information processing method according to claim 12, wherein, The information processing apparatus is mounted on the first vehicle, The information processing device executes processing for downloading, when the request is generated, a correspondence between the content of the sound uttered by the driver and a part of the description related to the reason for the generation of the request from a predetermined device, and storing the correspondence in the storage unit.
14. 14. The information processing method according to claim 13, wherein, The information processing apparatus performs the following processing, namely: The reason for the requirement is taken to be that, And downloading the corresponding relation corresponding to the reason.
15. 15. The information processing method according to claim 14, wherein, The information processing apparatus performs the following processing, namely: And downloading the corresponding relation corresponding to the reason from the preset device.
16. 16. The information processing method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein, The correspondence relationship includes: a first correspondence relationship that associates a plurality of second utterance contents, which are assumed when a cause of the request is inquired, with the cause of the request, as part of a description related to the cause of the request; At least one second correspondence which will comprise a plurality of third utterances conceived to accept a challenge that has generated the cause of the requirement and has been further generated, and an answer to the challenge, the correspondence being established as part of a description relating to the cause of the requirement, The information processing apparatus performs the following processing, namely: after the request is generated, referring to the first correspondence, the driver is presented with a reason why the request is generated that a correspondence is established with a second utterance content similar to the utterance content of the driver, After prompting the driver of the reason why the request is generated, an answer to the challenge, which has a correspondence relation with third utterance content similar to utterance content of the driver, is prompted to the driver with reference to the at least one second correspondence relation.
17. 17. The information processing method according to claim 11, wherein, The information processing apparatus is mounted on the first vehicle, The information processing apparatus performs the following processing, namely: transmitting the sound content of the driver to a predetermined device, A part of a description related to a reason for generating the request is received from the predetermined device in accordance with the sound production content.
18. 18. A vehicle, wherein, An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

Description

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and vehicle The present application is a divisional application of patent application with the application number 202210805457.4, the application date 2022, the month 07 and the 08, and the application name of "information processing device, method and vehicle". Technical Field The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, a method, and a vehicle. Background An automatic driving support system is disclosed in which, when it is determined that automatic driving control is not possible, a reason why automatic driving control is not possible is acquired, and the reason is guided together with information indicating the meaning that automatic driving control is not possible (for example, patent literature 1). Prior art literature Patent literature Patent document 1 Japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2016-28927 Disclosure of Invention Problems to be solved by the invention An object of one embodiment of the present disclosure is to provide an information processing device, a method, and a vehicle that can reduce discomfort felt by a driver in guiding a switch from automatic driving control to manual driving control. Means for solving the problems One mode of the present disclosure is an information processing apparatus, wherein, The control unit is provided with a control unit that executes the following processing: Detecting a condition requiring switching to manual driving during automatic driving control of the first vehicle; when the switching is requested, a part of a description relating to the reason for the switching is presented to the driver of the first vehicle. Another aspect of the present disclosure is a method, comprising, The following processing is performed by the information processing apparatus, namely: Detecting a condition requiring switching to manual driving during automatic driving control of the first vehicle; when the switching is requested, a part of a description relating to the reason for the switching is presented to the driver of the first vehicle. Another aspect of the present disclosure is a vehicle, wherein, The control unit is provided with a control unit that executes the following processing: Detecting a condition requiring switching to manual driving during automatic driving control of the first vehicle; When the switching is requested, a part of a description relating to the reason for the switching is presented to the driver of the first vehicle. Effects of the invention According to one aspect of the present disclosure, in guiding the switch from the automatic driving control to the manual driving control, the uncomfortable feeling felt by the driver can be reduced. Drawings Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a takeover guide system and a system configuration of a vehicle 10 according to a first embodiment. Fig. 2 is an example of a hardware structure of the multimedia ECU. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the vehicle and the center server. Fig. 4 is an example of an intent numbering table. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a dialogue script generated for an explanation related to the reason for the generation of the takeover request. Fig. 6 is an example of a table corresponding to session level 1 in the case where the reason for taking over the generation of the request is that the reception of the GNSS signal is difficult. Fig. 7 is an example of a table corresponding to session level 2 in the case where the reason for taking over the generation of the request is that the reception of the GNSS signal is difficult. Fig. 8 is an example of a table corresponding to dialogue level 3 in case the reason for taking over the generation of the request is that the reception of GNSS signals is difficult. Fig. 9 is an example of a table corresponding to session level 4 in the case where the reason for taking over the generation of the request is that the reception of the GNSS signal is difficult. Fig. 10 is an example of a flowchart of a guidance process of a takeover of the vehicle according to the first embodiment. Fig. 11 is an example of a flowchart of a boot process of the takeover of the center server according to the first embodiment. Fig. 12 is an example of a timing chart of downloading and dialogue processing of a correspondence table group. Fig. 13 is an example of a timing chart of downloading and dialogue processing of a correspondence table group. Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the vehicle and the center server according to the second embodiment. Fig. 15 is an example of a flowchart of a guidance process of a takeover of the vehicle according to the second embodiment. Fig. 16 is an example of a flowchart of a boot process of a takeover of the center server according to the second embodiment. Detailed Description In a vehicle that switches between