Information presentation device and information presentation method

1. An information presentation device that is mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control operates in response to determining that a driver is unable to safely operate the vehicle due to an abnormal state of the driver being detected, and presents information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a first display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, the information presentation device comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

acquire operation information of the automatic evacuation control;

notify at least one of the driver and the occupant of information relating to the automatic evacuation control; and

control a speaker to reproduce a guide voice, wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to:

upon making a temporary abnormality determination after a first threshold time has elapsed since the abnormal state of the driver was detected, perform a driver notification display by displaying an image indicative of the abnormal state of the driver on a second display area that is different from the first display area and is visually recognizable by the driver;

upon making a formal abnormality determination after a second threshold time has elapsed since the temporary abnormality determination was made, perform, prior to performing the automatic evacuation control, a sound notification by controlling the speaker to reproduce the guide voice that notifies the occupant of shifting to the automatic evacuation control; and

perform an occupant notification display by displaying the information relating to the automatic evacuation control on the first display area during the automatic evacuation control, wherein

the occupant notification display includes:

an explanatory image that shows an explanation of one of a plurality of processes configured to be performed by the automatic evacuation control, the one of the plurality of processes being currently executed by the automatic evacuation control.

2. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the driver notification display and the occupant notification display includes a guide image that shows a coping action that the driver or the occupant can take during operation of the automatic evacuation control; and

the coping action includes an operation to stop the automatic evacuation control.

3. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

only the driver notification display includes a guide image that shows a coping action that the driver can take during operation of the automatic evacuation control; and

the coping action includes an operation to stop the automatic evacuation control.

4. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the occupant notification display includes a background portion having a green color; and

the driver notification display includes a background portion having a red color or an amber color.

5. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to:

acquire a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a range in a traveling direction including a traveling plan route set by the automatic evacuation control; and

add the captured image, including a route clear-indication image portion that clearly indicates the traveling plan route and is superimposed on the captured image, to the occupant notification display.

6. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to:

start turning on a headlight for driving mounted on the vehicle in response to the operation information being acquired.

7. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the occupant notification display further includes a map image indicative of an evacuation place, which is set by the automatic evacuation control as a position where the vehicle is stopped, together with a road shape around the vehicle.

8. The information presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the information presentation device is mounted on the vehicle together with the speaker that reproduces a voice audible by the occupant; and

the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the speaker to reproduce the voice notifying the occupant of a content of another process after shifting from the one of the plurality of processes currently executed to the another process, according to a feature that the one of the plurality of processes currently executed by the automatic evacuation control is transferred to the another process.

9. An information presentation device that is mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control operates in response to determining that a driver is unable to safely operate the vehicle due to an abnormal state of the driver being detected, and presents information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a first display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, the information presentation device comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

acquire operation information of the automatic evacuation control;

notify at least one of the driver and the occupant of information relating to the automatic evacuation control; and

control a speaker to reproduce a guide voice, wherein

the at least one processor is further configured to:

upon making a temporary abnormality determination after a first threshold time has elapsed since the abnormal state of the driver was detected, perform a driver notification display by displaying an image indicative of the abnormal state of the driver on a second display area that is different from the first display area and is visually recognizable by the driver;

upon making a formal abnormality determination after a second threshold time has elapsed since the temporary abnormality determination was made, perform, prior to performing the automatic evacuation control, a sound notification by controlling the speaker to reproduce the guide voice that notifies the occupant of shifting to the automatic evacuation control; and

perform an occupant notification display by displaying the information relating to the automatic evacuation control on the first display area during the automatic evacuation control, wherein

the occupant notification display includes:

a progress image that indicates a degree of current progress in the automatic evacuation control.

10. The information presentation device according to claim 9 , wherein:

the driver notification display includes a progress image that indicates the degree of the current progress in the automatic evacuation control; and

a numerical number of processes indicated in the progress image of the occupant notification display is equal to a numerical number of processes indicated in the progress image of the driver notification display.

11. The information presentation device according to claim 9 , wherein:

the progress image indicates one of a plurality of processes that is currently executed under the automatic evacuation control by periodically repeating a bright state and a dark state; and

a period during which the bright state is maintained is longer than a period during which the dark state is maintained.

12. An information presentation method for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle except a driver by a display in a first display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, the vehicle including automatic evacuation control configured to operate in response to determining that a driver is unable to safely operate the vehicle due to an abnormal state of the driver being detected, the information presentation method comprising:

acquiring operation information of the automatic evacuation control;

notifying at least one of the driver and the occupant of information relating to the automatic evacuation control; and

controlling a speaker to reproduce a guide voice, wherein

the method further includes:

upon making a temporary abnormality determination after a first threshold time has elapsed since the abnormal state of the driver was detected, performing a driver notification display by displaying an image indicative of the abnormal state of the driver on a second display area that is different from the first display area and is visually recognizable by the driver;

upon making a formal abnormality determination after a second threshold time has elapsed since the temporary abnormality determination was made, performing, prior to performing the automatic evacuation control, a sound notification by controlling the speaker to reproduce the guide voice that notifies the occupant of shifting to the automatic evacuation control; and

performing an occupant notification display by displaying the information relating to the automatic evacuation control on the first display area during the automatic evacuation control, wherein

the occupant notification display includes:

an explanatory image that shows an explanation of one of a plurality of processes configured to be performed by the automatic evacuation control, the one of the plurality of processes being currently executed by the automatic evacuation control.

13. An information presentation method for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle except a driver by a display in a first display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, the vehicle including automatic evacuation control configured to operate in response to determining that a driver is unable to safely operate the vehicle due to an abnormal state of the driver being detected, the information presentation method comprising:

acquiring operation information of the automatic evacuation control;

notifying at least one of the driver and the occupant of information relating to the automatic evacuation control; and

controlling a speaker to reproduce a guide voice, wherein

the method further includes:

upon making a temporary abnormality determination after a first threshold time has elapsed since the abnormal state of the driver was detected, performing a driver notification display by displaying an image indicative of the abnormal state of the driver on a second display area that is different from the first display area and is visually recognizable by the driver;

upon making a formal abnormality determination after a second threshold time has elapsed since the temporary abnormality determination was made, performing, prior to performing the automatic evacuation control, a sound notification by controlling the speaker to reproduce the guide voice that notifies the occupant of shifting to the automatic evacuation control; and

performing an occupant notification display by displaying the information relating to the automatic evacuation control on the first display area during the automatic evacuation control, wherein

the occupant notification display includes:

a progress image that indicates a degree of current progress in the automatic evacuation control.