EP-4738310-A1 - TRAVEL PLANNING DEVICE AND TRAVEL PLANNING SYSTEM

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a travel planning apparatus. A travel planning apparatus according to the present disclosure is a travel planning apparatus that changes a travel plan of a vehicle, the travel planning apparatus including: a travel plan changing unit that changes the travel plan based on at least one of people flow information that is information on people flow, popular spot information that is information on popular spots, real estate information that is information on real estate, facility-related information that is information on facilities, road information that is information on roads, or roadside apparatus installation information that is information on installed roadside apparatus, in an area where the vehicle travels; and a travel plan output unit that outputs a changed travel plan, in which the people flow information includes information on people flow according to the number of people using a commercial facility or a tourist spot.

Inventors

• TOMINAGA Kenta
• KAWAI KATSUYA
• KITANO HIROAKI
• HARADA SHOGO

Assignees

• MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20230627

Claims (11)

1. A travel planning apparatus that changes a travel plan of a vehicle, the travel planning apparatus comprising: a travel plan changing unit that changes the travel plan based on at least one of people flow information that is information on people flow, popular spot information that is information on popular spots, real estate information that is information on real estate, facility-related information that is information on facilities, road information that is information on roads, or roadside apparatus installation information that is information on installed roadside apparatus, in an area where the vehicle travels; and a travel plan output unit that outputs a changed travel plan, wherein the people flow information includes information on people flow according to the number of people using a commercial facility or a tourist spot.
2. The travel planning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the travel plan includes at least one of a travel route, a stay position, a departure time, an arrival time, or a number of services.
3. The travel planning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the popular spot information includes at least one of: the number of times a word related to a spot is searched on an Internet; the number of times the word related to the spot is posted on the Internet; or word-of-mouth information of the spot.
4. The travel planning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the real estate information includes at least one of real estate selling information, real estate registration information, tenant information, or a tenant recruitment status.
5. The travel planning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the facility-related information includes at least one of construction plan information of the facility, demolition plan information of the facility, maintenance information of the facility, or reconstruction information of the facility.
6. The travel planning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the road information includes any one of past congestion information, a travel difficulty level, and a stop installation difficulty level.
7. The travel planning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the roadside apparatus installation information includes a type of the roadside apparatus, an attachment position of the roadside apparatus, and an attachment posture of the roadside apparatus, and the road information includes information on a three-dimensional shape of a static target on the road.
8. A travel planning system comprising: the travel planning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7; and an operation management apparatus that receives the changed travel plan, determines whether to adopt or reject the changed travel plan, and manages operation of the vehicle based on the changed travel plan when the changed travel plan is adopted.
9. The travel planning system according to claim 8, wherein when the changed travel plan is rejected, the operation management apparatus outputs a reason for the rejection to the travel planning apparatus.
10. A travel planning system comprising: the travel planning apparatus according to claim 7; a roadside apparatus installation planning apparatus including: a roadside apparatus installation planning unit that performs a roadside apparatus installation plan based on the road information, the roadside apparatus installation information, and the changed travel plan; and an installation plan output unit that outputs the roadside apparatus installation plan; and an operation management apparatus that receives the changed travel plan and the roadside apparatus installation plan, determines whether to adopt or reject the changed travel plan and whether to adopt or reject the roadside apparatus installation plan, manages operation of the vehicle based on the changed travel plan when the changed travel plan is adopted, and manages installation of a new roadside apparatus based on the roadside apparatus installation plan when the roadside apparatus installation plan is adopted.
11. The travel planning system according to claim 10, wherein when the changed travel plan is rejected, the operation management apparatus outputs a reason for the rejection to the travel planning apparatus, and when the roadside apparatus installation plan is rejected, the operation management apparatus outputs a reason for the rejection to the roadside apparatus installation planning unit.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a travel planning apparatus, and more particularly to a travel planning apparatus capable of changing a travel plan. BACKGROUND ART In recent years, various technologies for automatically transporting a person, such as an automatic driving bus, have been proposed. As one of the methods, a method for automatically determining an operation plan of a self-driving vehicle has been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of changing a departure time of a self-driving vehicle based on an arrival time of a train. PRIOR ART DOCUMENT PATENT DOCUMENT Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-331379 SUMMARY PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION In the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the travel plan can be changed according to the operation status of the train, but the travel plan cannot be changed according to the situation of the area where the self-driving vehicle is operated. The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a travel planning apparatus capable of changing a travel plan according to a situation of an area. MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM A travel planning apparatus according to the present disclosure is a travel planning apparatus that changes a travel plan of a vehicle, the travel planning apparatus including: a travel plan changing unit that changes the travel plan based on at least one of people flow information that is information on people flow, popular spot information that is information on popular spots, real estate information that is information on real estate, facility-related information that is information on facilities, road information that is information on roads, or roadside apparatus installation information that is information on installed roadside apparatus, in an area where the vehicle travels; and a travel plan output unit that outputs a changed travel plan, in which the people flow information includes information on people flow according to the number of people using a commercial facility or a tourist spot. EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the travel planning apparatus of the present disclosure, since the travel plan is changed based on at least one of the people flow information, the popular spot information, the real estate information, the facility-related information, the road information, or the roadside apparatus installation information, the travel plan can be changed according to the situation of the area. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [Fig. 1] is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a travel planning apparatus of a first embodiment of the present disclosure.[Fig. 2] is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a travel plan.[Fig. 3] is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of people flow information.[Fig. 4] is a diagram illustrating a travel plan and people flow information before a change together.[Fig. 5] is a diagram illustrating a travel plan and people flow information after the change together.[Fig. 6] is a diagram illustrating a travel plan and people flow information before a change together.[Fig. 7] is a diagram illustrating a travel plan and people flow information after the change together.[Fig. 8] is a diagram illustrating a travel plan and roadside apparatus installation information before a change together.[Fig. 9] is a diagram illustrating a travel plan and roadside apparatus installation information after the change together.[Fig. 10] is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a travel planning system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.[Fig. 11] is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a travel planning system according to a modification of the second embodiment of the present disclosure.[Fig. 12] is a diagram illustrating an example of a roadside apparatus installation plan by a roadside apparatus installation planning apparatus in the travel planning system according to the modification of the second embodiment of the present disclosure.[Fig. 13] is a diagram illustrating an example of a roadside apparatus installation plan by a roadside apparatus installation planning apparatus in the travel planning system according to the modification of the second embodiment of the present disclosure. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS <First Embodiment> <Apparatus Configuration> Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a travel planning apparatus 200 of a first embodiment of the present disclosure. The travel planning apparatus 200 is, for example, an apparatus that changes a travel plan used in an automatic driving bus according to a situation of an area where the bus is operated. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the travel planning apparatus 200 is connected to a people flow information acquisition unit 110, a popular spot information acquisition unit 120, a real estate inf