Boarding and alighting support method
A boarding and alighting support method supports a person requiring support who requires support of another person to get on a vehicle or get off a vehicle. The boarding and alighting support method includes: a storing step of storing at least one of a first image that is an image of the person requiring support and a second image that is an image of a protector of the person requiring support; a first display step in which the vehicle that the person requiring support is planned to get on displays the at least one of the first image and the second image; and a second display step in which the vehicle displays the at least one of the first image and the second image when the person requiring support is planned to get off the vehicle.
1. A boarding and alighting support method for supporting a person requiring support who requires support of another person to get on a vehicle or get off a vehicle, the boarding and alighting support method comprising:
a storing step of storing at least one of a first image that is an image of the person requiring support and a second image that is an image of a protector of the person requiring support;
a first display step in which the vehicle that the person requiring support is planned to get on displays the at least one of the first image and the second image; and
a second display step in which the vehicle displays the at least one of the first image and the second image when the person requiring support is planned to get off the vehicle, wherein:
the vehicle includes a first display device that is visually recognizable from an outside of the vehicle and a plurality of second display devices that are visually recognizable by an occupant inside the vehicle;
the vehicle displays the at least one of the first image and the second image on the first display device in the first display step; and
the vehicle determines, among the plurality of second display devices, a second display device that displays the at least one of the first image and the second image to guide the person requiring support to an exit of the vehicle in the second display step.
2. The boarding and alighting support method according to claim 1 , wherein the person requiring support includes at least one of a child, a patient with dementia, and a person with intellectual disabilities.
3. The boarding and alighting support method according to claim 1 further comprising determining a position of the person requiring support within the vehicle, wherein:
upon determining that the person requiring support is present at a first position, displaying the at least one of the first image and the second image on a primary display device, from among the plurality of second display devices, that is visually recognizable from the first position;
upon determining that the person requiring support is present at a second position closer to an exit of the vehicle than the first position, displaying the at least one of the first image and the second image on a secondary display device, from among the plurality of second display devices, that is visually recognizable from the second position, the secondary display device is closer to the exit of the vehicle than the primary display device; and
upon determining that the person requiring support is present at a third position closer to the exit of the vehicle than the first position and the second position, displaying the at least one of the first image and the second image on a tertiary display device, from among the plurality of second display devices, that is visually recognizable from the third position, the tertiary display device is closer to the exit of the vehicle than the primary display device and the secondary display device.