Passenger support system
A passenger support system includes a speaker, cameras, a vibrator, a seat switch, and a control device. The control device issues destination approach information by the speaker before the vehicle arrives at the destination based on results from comparing the current location information of the vehicle with the destination information of passenger. After issuing the destination approach information, the control device identifies the seat position based on the images captured by the cameras and performs awakening action by the vibrator at the seat corresponding to the specified seat position. The control device stops the awakening action by the vibrator when a stop operation is received from the seat switch.
1. A passenger support system installed in a vehicle capable of transporting a plurality of passengers, the passenger support system comprising:
an image capture device that acquires an image of a vehicle interior;
a notifier that notifies a passenger within the vehicle interior of a piece of destination approach information indicating that the vehicle is approaching near a destination;
a control device that identifies a passenger seat position of a seat where the passenger sits based on the image obtained by the image capture device, and that associates the passenger seat position with a piece of seated passenger destination information corresponding to the destination of the passenger sitting in the seat and retains a piece of associated information;
an awakening device that differs from the notifier, and that is installed in each seat and executes awakening action to urge at least a target passenger to awaken; and
an operating device that is installed in each seat and receives a stop operation that stops the awakening action by the awakening device, wherein
the control device:
causes the notifier to notify the passenger of the piece of destination approach information before arrival of the vehicle at the destination corresponding to the piece of seated passenger destination information based on results from comparing a piece of current location information indicating a current location of the vehicle with the piece of seated passenger destination information,
identifies the target passenger to awaken in a non-awake state from among the passengers sitting in the passenger seat positions associated with the piece of seated passenger destination information based on the image obtained by the image capture device at least after notification by the notifier,
identifies the passenger seat position corresponding to the target passenger, to awaken as the target seat position and performs the awakening action on the awakening device corresponding to the target seat position, and
stops the awakening action by the awakening device when the stop operation is received by the operating device.
2. The passenger support system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle control device that determines a drive route of the vehicle based on the piece of current location information and one or more of the pieces of destination information and executes self-driving of the vehicle based on the drive route.