Patent ID: 11919542
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A management method comprising:
receiving, by a management device, request information about transportation of the cargo from a user, the management device managing an operation of a cargo transportation vehicle that autonomously travels on a road in a state in which there is no driver in the cargo transportation vehicle and that is able to store cargo in each of a plurality of storages shielded by doors that are opened and closed;
determining, by the management device, an operation of the cargo transportation vehicle so that the cargo transportation vehicle arrives at a delivery destination of the cargo;
registering, by the management device, a plurality of users pre-designated as recipients of the cargo; and
performing, by the management device, a process of controlling a control mechanism of the storage so that the recipient is able to unload the cargo from the storage when an authentication process on the registered recipient has succeeded,
wherein the control mechanism of the storage opens a door of the storage according with the process of controlling the control mechanism,
providing a notification requesting a receiving of the cargo with a terminal device of a second user included the plurality of users, when the management device acquires information indicating that a first user included the plurality of users has not approved receiving the cargo from a terminal device of the first user after the cargo transportation vehicle travels toward the delivery destination for delivering the cargo to the first user and before the cargo transportation vehicle arrives the delivery destination,
providing an information for authentication of the second user with the cargo transportation vehicle when the management device acquires information indicating that the second user has approved to receive the cargo,
wherein the control mechanism of the storage opens the door of the storage according with the process of controlling the control mechanism when the second user performs the process for opening the door of the storage using the information for authentication of the second user.