Shared vehicle and method of controlling the same

1 . A method of controlling a shared vehicle, the method comprising:

driving the shared vehicle in at least one driving mode of a manual driving mode in which a driver drives the shared vehicle or an automatic driving mode in which the shared vehicle is driven by an autonomous driving control of the shared vehicle or by a remote control of a control subject without a driver's intervention;

converting the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode when a predefined careless behavior occurs during the driver's manual driving;

determining traffic congestion in real time based on a result analysis on an image photographed by an outdoor camera installed in the shared vehicle and a velocity of the shared vehicle at the corresponding time;

calculating congestion time by comparing the traffic congestion with traffic information provided from a server;

calculating a usage fare by a predefined calculation method based on the determined congestion time, an operation time period of the manual driving mode, and an operation time period of the automatic driving mode;

when the shared vehicle arrives at a destination and calculation of the usage fare is completed, terminating driving of the shared vehicle;

guiding the driver to select a conversion to the manual driving mode by displaying a selection menu on a display when a time period for which the automatic driving mode is performed after a conversion from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode due to the driver's careless behavior exceeds a preset reference time period;

converting the driving mode of the shared vehicle from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode when the driver selects the manual driving mode by selecting the selection menu on the display; and

maintaining the automatic driving mode when the cumulative number of times which the driver's careless behavior has occurred exceeds a preset reference number of times.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the usage fare for the shared vehicle is calculated by reflecting a discount and an extra charge generated during driving to an expected fare calculated in advance.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, when the driver selects the automatic driving mode as a basic driving mode, the discount is calculated further based on at least one of a discount rate A per hour according to a passenger driving time period, the number of fellow passengers, or a discount rate per hour according to a driving route.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, when the driver selects the automatic driving mode as a basic driving mode, the extra charge is calculated based on at least one of an additional rate C per hour according to calculation time by a server or an additional rate D per hour according to an execution time period of a remote driving mode, and

wherein the server is the control subject of controlling the shared vehicle at a remote region to perform remote driving, and the execution time period of the remote driving mode is a time period for which remote driving of the shared vehicle is performed by a control by the server.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, when the driver selects the manual driving mode as a basic driving mode, and an additional passenger drives the shared vehicle in a state in which an initial driver of the shared vehicle is incapable of driving, the discount is provided to the additional passenger.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, when the driver selects the manual driving mode as a basic driving mode, the extra charge is calculated based on at least one of an additional rate C per hour according to calculation time by a server, an additional rate D per hour according to an execution time period of a remote driving mode, or an additional rate E per hour according to an execution time period of autonomous driving.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein, when one or more additional passengers except for the driver exist, the discount is generated by the number of the additional passengers.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the usage fare for the shared vehicle is calculated by further reflecting at least one of the number of passengers of the shared vehicle, a point of departure, the destination, a date, or time.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation time period of the manual driving mode is determined to be a time period from activation time to end time of the manual driving mode.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving mode comprises:

an autonomous driving mode in which the control subject of the shared vehicle controls the shared vehicle to drive the shared vehicle; and

a remote driving mode in which a control subject located at a remote region that is distant from the shared vehicle controls the shared vehicle to drive the shared vehicle.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the driving mode is converted between the manual driving mode, the autonomous driving mode, and the remote driving mode according to the driver's condition during driving of the shared vehicle.

12 . A shared vehicle comprising:

a device configured to obtain information about a surrounding environment of the shared vehicle;

a communicator configured to communicate with a control subject located at a remote region; and

a controller configured to:

perform a control for driving the shared vehicle in at least one driving mode of a manual driving mode in which a driver drives the shared vehicle or an automatic driving mode in which the shared vehicle is driven by an autonomous driving control of the shared vehicle or by a remote control of the control subject without a driver's intervention;

convert the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode when a predefined careless behavior occurs during the driver's manual driving;

determine traffic congestion in real time based on a result analysis on an image photographed by an outdoor camera installed in the shared vehicle and a velocity of the shared vehicle at the corresponding time;

calculate congestion time by comparing the traffic congestion with traffic information provided from a server;

calculate a usage fare by a predefined calculation method based on the determined congestion time, an operation time period of the manual driving mode, and an operation time period of the automatic driving mode;

when the shared vehicle arrives at a destination and calculation of the usage fare is completed, terminate driving of the shared vehicle;

guide the driver to select a conversion to the manual driving mode by displaying a selection menu on a display when a time period for which the automatic driving mode is performed after a conversion from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode due to the driver's careless behavior exceeds a preset reference time period;

convert the driving mode of the shared vehicle from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode when the driver selects the manual driving mode by selecting the selection menu on the display; and

maintain the automatic driving mode when the cumulative number of times which the driver's careless behavior has occurred exceeds a preset reference number of times.

13 . The shared vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the usage fare for the shared vehicle is calculated by reflecting a discount and an extra charge generated during driving to an expected fare calculated in advance.

14 . The shared vehicle of claim 13 , wherein, when the driver selects the automatic driving mode as a basic driving mode, the discount is calculated further based on at least one of a discount rate A per hour according to a passenger driving time period, the number of fellow passengers, or a discount rate per hour according to a driving route.

15 . The shared vehicle of claim 13 , wherein, when the driver selects the automatic driving mode as a basic driving mode, the extra charge is calculated based on at least one of an additional rate C per hour according to calculation time by a server or an additional rate D per hour according to an execution time period of a remote driving mode, and

wherein the server is the control subject of controlling the shared vehicle at a remote region to perform remote driving, and the execution time period of the remote driving mode is a time period for which remote driving of the shared vehicle is performed by a control by the server.

16 . The shared vehicle of claim 13 , wherein, when the driver selects the manual driving mode as a basic driving mode, and an additional passenger drives the shared vehicle in a state in which an initial driver of the shared vehicle is incapable of driving, the discount is provided to the additional passenger.

17 . The shared vehicle of claim 13 , wherein, when the driver selects the manual driving mode as a basic driving mode, the extra charge is calculated based on at least one of an additional rate C per hour according to calculation time by a server, an additional rate D per hour according to an execution time period of a remote driving mode, or an additional rate E per hour according to an execution time period of autonomous driving.

18 . The shared vehicle of claim 13 , wherein, when one or more additional passengers except for the driver exist, the discount is generated by the number of the additional passengers.

19 . The shared vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the usage fare for the shared vehicle is calculated by further reflecting at least one of the number of passengers of the shared vehicle, a point of departure, the destination, a date, or time.

20 . The shared vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the operation time period of the manual driving mode is determined to be a time period from activation time to end time of the manual driving mode.

21 . The shared vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the automatic driving mode comprises:

an autonomous driving mode in which the control subject of the shared vehicle controls the shared vehicle to drive the shared vehicle; and

a remote driving mode in which the control subject located at a remote region that is distant from the shared vehicle controls the shared vehicle to drive the shared vehicle.

22 . The shared vehicle of claim 21 , wherein the driving mode is converted between the manual driving mode, the autonomous driving mode, and the remote driving mode according to the driver's condition during driving of the shared vehicle.