Patent Publication Number: US-11644836-B2

Title: Automated driving system, automated driving method, and computer readable medium

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an automated driving system, an automated driving method, and an automated driving program. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Recently, techniques related to automated driving have attracted attention both in Japan and overseas. An automated driving vehicle travels by detecting its surroundings with a vehicle sensor, perceiving an obstacle, and operating a steering wheel so as to avoid the obstacle. The automated driving vehicle travels referring to a position such as a center of a road width or a center between two white lines as a guide so as to travel through the central portion of the road. 
     A high-precision map such as a map of a navigation terminal and a dynamic map which is studied in a SIP automated traveling system functions as follows. Note that SIP stands for cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation promotion Program. 
     (1) In an automated driving vehicle, a large number of sensors such as a camera, a laser, and a radar are mounted. The automated driving vehicle detects and observes its surroundings using the sensors and determines whether or not there is an obstacle around itself, such as another vehicle, a person, and a structure.
 
(2) The automated driving vehicle travels while perceiving the present position by performing map matching among a vehicle speed pulse or traveling speed of its own, a received Global Positioning System (GPS) signal, and navigation map data.
 
     The automated driving vehicle travels along a middle line of a lane. 
     Since the automated driving vehicle travels along the middle line of the lane, many automated driving vehicles travel almost the same position on the road. Accordingly, tires cut the road to form a tire trace. This tire trace may deprive another vehicle of control of its tire and furthermore control of its steering wheel, which may lead to an accident of the vehicle such as deviation from the lane and jumping into the opposite lane. In addition, since the tire trace must be repaired, the road administrator needs to take a counter-accident measure of repair work for the tire trace formed by the automated driving vehicles, which has not been anticipated before. 
     Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of traveling when there is a tire trace, to avoid the tire trace. 
     Patent Literature 2 discloses a technique of detecting a tire trace and switching to an automated driving mode. 
     Patent Literature 3 discloses a technique of detecting a tire trace and ensuring travel stability. 
     Patent Literature 4 discloses a technique of performing travel control when turning a curve in the presence of a tire trace on a road, so that a vehicle travels stably. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: International Publication WO2009/028461 
     Patent Literature 2: JP 2017-191562 A 
     Patent Literature 3: JP 2016-172500 A 
     Patent Literature 4: JP 2014-184747 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     The above Patent Literatures 1 to 4 disclose techniques for safety traveling in a case where a tire trace is detected. However, none of the above patent literatures discloses how to prevent formation of a tire trace. 
     It is an objective of the present invention to prevent formation of a tire trace due to automated driving travel of an automated driving vehicle. 
     Solution to Problem 
     An automated driving system according to the present invention includes an in-vehicle apparatus which is mounted in an automated driving vehicle traveling a road by automated driving, and which effects automated driving such that a vehicle position through which the automated driving vehicle travels deviates from a center in a transverse direction of the road by an offset value in the transverse direction of the road. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     In an automated driving system according to the present invention, an in-vehicle apparatus effects automated driving such that a vehicle position through which an automated driving vehicle travels deviates from a center in a transverse direction of a road by an offset value in the transverse direction of the road. Hence, with the automated driving system according to the present invention, formation of a tire trace due to automated driving travel of the automated driving vehicle can be prevented. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is an outline diagram of an automated driving system according to Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  2    is a conceptual diagram of a dynamic map according to Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  3    is a conceptual diagram of how tire traces are formed in Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  4    is a configuration diagram of an automated driving system according to Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  5    is a flowchart of automated driving processing according to Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  6    is a schematic diagram illustrating automated driving processing according to Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  7    is a flowchart of automated driving processing according to Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  8    is a configuration diagram of an automated driving system according to a modification of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG.  9    is a flowchart of automated driving processing according to Embodiment 2. 
         FIG.  10    is a configuration diagram of an automated driving system according to Embodiment 3. 
         FIG.  11    is a flowchart of automated driving processing according to Embodiment 3. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of the present invention will be described with referring to drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent portions are denoted by the same reference numerals. In description of the embodiments, explanation on the same or equivalent portions will be appropriately omitted or simplified. 
     Embodiment 1 
     Description of Configuration 
     An outline of an automated driving system  500  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  1   . 
     The automated driving system  500  is provided with an automated driving vehicle  10  and a roadside apparatus  30 . The automated driving system  500  receives a satellite signal including positioning information  410  from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite  220  such as GPS, Galileo, and Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) satellites. The automated driving system  500  also receives a satellite signal including position correction information  420  and positioning information  410 , from a quasi-zenith satellite  210 . The quasi-zenith satellite  210  is a GNSS satellite. The quasi-zenith satellite  210  may be another GNSS satellite such as a GPS satellite, a Galileo satellite, and a GLONASS satellite, which transmits position correction information  420 . 
     The automated driving vehicle  10  travels the road by automated driving. The automated driving vehicle  10  is equipped with a mounted in-vehicle apparatus  100 . The automated driving vehicle  10  receives the positioning information  410  and the position correction information  420  from positioning satellites such as the quasi-zenith satellite  210  and the GNSS satellite  220  and perceives a position of its own in the traveling direction. The automated driving vehicle  10  also perceives a position of its own in a lateral direction, that is, in a transverse direction of the road, by sensors such as a camera, a laser, and a radar which are mounted in the vehicle. 
     The roadside apparatus  30  transmits the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210  to the automated driving vehicle  10  by road-to-vehicle communication. Usually, the quasi-zenith satellite  210  transmits to the automated driving vehicle  10  the position correction information  420  for the automated driving vehicle  10  to correct its position. However, not all the automated driving vehicles  10  are equipped with mounted receivers which receive the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . Hence, the roadside apparatus  30  has a function of receiving the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210  and transmitting the position correction information  420  to the automated driving vehicle  10  by the road-to-vehicle communication. 
       FIG.  2    is a conceptual diagram of a dynamic map according to the present embodiment.  FIG.  3    is a conceptual diagram of how tire traces are formed in the present embodiment. 
     In  FIG.  2   , lane links  51  which are each a middle line in a widthwise direction of the road, that is, in the transverse direction of the road, are indicated by dotted lines. In  FIG.  3   , how tire traces  52  are formed on two sides of a lane link  51  indicated by solid lines is indicated by alternate long-and-snort dashed lines. 
     When automated driving travel considering traffic jam information or regulation information is to be performed with using a dynamic map, the automated driving vehicle  10  travels over a road middle line called lane link  51  which is stored in the map data of the dynamic map. Many automated driving vehicles  10  travel over the road middle line with a high positioning precision of 50 cm or less, preferably 25 cm or less, and more preferably 10 cm or less. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the tire traces  52  from being formed at the same positions due to travel of the automated driving vehicles  10 . 
     A configuration of the automated driving system  500  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  4   . 
     The automated driving system  500  is provided with the in-vehicle apparatus  100  mounted in the automated driving vehicle  10 , and the roadside apparatus  30 , as described above. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the roadside apparatus  30  are each a computer. The in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the roadside apparatus  30  are each provided with a processor  910  as well as other hardware devices such as a storage device  920 , a communication device  950 , and a receiver  960 . In  FIG.  4   , the processor  910 , the storage device  920 , the communication device  950 , and the receiver  960  are denoted by the same reference numerals between the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the roadside apparatus  30 . This aims at simplifying the description. The in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the roadside apparatus  30  are each provided with the processor, the storage device, the communication device, and the receiver. Note that in the present embodiment, the receiver  960  is provided only to the roadside apparatus  30 . However, in Embodiment 3 to be described later, the receiver  960  is provided to the in-vehicle apparatus  100  as well. 
     The storage device  920  is provided with a memory and an auxiliary storage device. 
     The processor  910  is connected to the other hardware devices via signal lines and controls these other hardware devices. 
     The in-vehicle apparatus  100  is provided with a position location unit  110 , a control unit  120 , and a storage unit  130 , as functional elements. Structured-road information  131  is stored in the storage unit  130 . 
     The roadside apparatus  30  is provided with an information transmission unit  310  and a storage unit  320 , as functional elements. An offset value  321  is stored in the storage unit  320 . The offset value  321  is also called offset information. 
     Functions of the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , and a function of the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  are implemented by software. 
     The storage unit  130  is provided to the storage device  920  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100 . The storage unit  320  is provided to the storage device  920  of the roadside apparatus  30 . 
     The processor  910  is a device that executes an automated driving program. The automated driving program is a program that implements the functions of the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , and the function of the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30 . 
     The processor  910  is an Integrated Circuit (IC) which performs computation processing. Specific examples of the processor  910  include a CPU, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), and a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). 
     The memory is a storage device that stores data temporarily. Specific examples of the memory include a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) and a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM). 
     The auxiliary storage device is a storage device that keeps data. Specific examples of the auxiliary storage device include an HDD. Alternatively, the auxiliary storage device may be a portable storage medium such as an SD (registered trademark) memory card, a CF, a NAND flash, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a blu-ray (registered trademark) disk, and a DVD. Note that IIDD stands for Hard Disk Drive, SD (registered trademark) for Secure Digital, CF for CompactFlash (registered trademark), and DVD for Digital Versatile Disk. 
     The communication device  950  communicates with the other devices via a network. The communication device  950  has a receiver and a transmitter. The communication device  950  is connected to a communication network such as a LAN, the Internet, and a telephone line by wireless connection. The communication device  950  is specifically a communication chip or a Network Interface Card (NIC). The communication device  950  performs road-to-vehicle communication between the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the roadside apparatus  30  according to communication standard ETC (registered trademark) (Electronic Toll Collection System) 2.0 IEEE802.11p specifically. 
     The receiver  960  receives the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . The position correction information  420  is specifically an L6 signal. That is, the receiver  960  is a receiver that receives the L6 signal from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . 
     The automated driving program is read by the processor  910  and executed by the processor  910 . Not only the automated driving program but also an Operating System (OS) is stored in the memory. The processor  910  executes the automated driving program while executing the OS. The automated driving program and the OS may be stored in the auxiliary storage device. The automated driving program and the OS stored in the auxiliary storage device are loaded to the memory and executed by the processor  910 . The automated driving program may be incorporated in the OS partially or entirely. 
     Each of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the roadside apparatus  30  may be provided with a plurality of processors that substitute for the processor  910 . The plurality of processors share execution of the automated driving program. Each processor is a device that executes the automated driving program, just as the processor  910  does. 
     Data, information, a signal value, and a variable value which are used, processed, or outputted by the automated driving program are stored in the memory, the auxiliary storage device, or a register or cache memory in the processor  910 . 
     “Unit” in the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , and “unit” in the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  may be replaced by “process”, “procedure”, or “stage”. 
     The automated driving program causes the computer to execute processes, procedures, or stages corresponding to the units mentioned above with their “unit” being replaced by “process”, “procedure”, or “stage”. The automated driving method is a method that is performed as the automated driving system  500  executes the automated driving program. 
     The automated driving program may be stored in a computer readable recording medium and may be provided in the form of the recording medium. Also, the automated driving program may be provided in the form of a program product. 
     Outline Description of Functional Element 
     The in-vehicle apparatus  100  effects automated driving such that a vehicle position through which the automated driving vehicle  10  travels deviates from a center in the transverse direction of the road by the offset value  321  in the transverse direction of the road. 
     The structured-road information  131  is information obtained by linearization, that is, vector-data conversion, of information related to a road structure including white lines of the road. The structured-road information  131  is stored in the storage unit  130  as dynamic map static information. The white lines of the road are specifically a center line, a road shoulder line, a side road line, a stop line, a pedestrian crossing, and so on. 
     The position location unit  110  receives the positioning information  410  from the GNSS satellite  220 . The positioning information  410  is specifically L1, L2, and L5 signals, or an E1 (corresponding to L1) signal, an E5 (corresponding to L5) signal, and an E6 signal. That is, the position location unit  110  is a receiver that receives the L1, L2, and L5 signals from the GNSS satellite  220 . 
     The position location unit  110  receives the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . The position correction information  420  is specifically an L6 signal. That is, the position location unit  110  is a receiver that receives the L6 signal from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . 
     The position location unit  110  corrects a positioning error (a clock error, a GNSS satellite bias error, a GNSS satellite orbital error, an ionospheric delay, a tropospheric delay, and so on) included in the positioning information  410 , using the position correction information  420  transmitted from quasi-zenith satellite  210  and the positioning information  410  received from the GNSS satellite  220 , and performs position locating with high precision of 50 cm or less, preferably 25 cm or less, and further preferably 10 cm or less, thereby locating a vehicle position P of the automated driving vehicle  10 . 
     The position correction information  420  is preferably based on an information compression format “Compact SSR” for an SSR message (RTK-PPP method; real-time kinematic precision point positioning) of RTCM SC-104 “RTCM STANDARD 10403.2” which is defined as, for example, a standard of positioning augmentation information. However, the position correction information  420  is not limited to this, and may be position correction information based on another format. 
     The control unit  120  controls steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle position P located by the position location unit  110  is present along a middle line between adjacent dividing lines of the road. A middle line between adjacent dividing lines of the road is a middle line of a lane. A middle line between adjacent dividing lines of the road is called a traveling guide line or a traveling line as well. Alternatively, the control unit  120  controls steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle position P located by the position location unit  110  is present along a middle line between a dividing line and a side road line. A middle line between a dividing line and a side road line is a middle line of a lane. A middle line between a dividing line and a side road line is also called a traveling line or a lane link. 
     The roadside apparatus  30  is a roadside road-to-vehicle communication device installed on a periphery of a road, or a communication device installed such that its communication coverage embraces the road. The roadside apparatus  30  is mounted in a structure installed on a roadside of the road. 
     The information transmission unit  310  transmits position correction information  350  to the in-vehicle apparatus  100 . There may also be a case where the in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the position correction information  350  from a quasi-zenith satellite directly. 
     Description of Behavior 
     Automated driving processing S 100  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  5   . 
     In step S 110 , the position correction information  420  is transmitted from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . 
     In step S 120 , the roadside apparatus  30  receives the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210  using the receiver  960 . 
     In step S 130 , the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  transmits the offset value  321 . Specifically, the information transmission unit  310  transmits the offset value  321  stored in the storage unit  320  and the position correction information  420  received from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 , to the in-vehicle apparatus  100  via the communication device  950 . 
       FIG.  6    is a schematic diagram illustrating automated driving processing S 100  according to the present embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the information transmission unit  310  may alternately choose a case of adding the offset value  321  to the position correction information  420 , that is, offset included, and a case of not adding the offset value  321  to the position correction information  420 , that is, offset non-included. Alternatively, the information transmission unit  310  may choose offset included and offset non-included randomly. Alternatively, the storage unit  320  of the roadside apparatus  30  may store a plurality of offset values  321  having different values. The information transmission unit  310  may choose an offset value from among the plurality of offset values  321  randomly and transmit the chosen offset value to the in-vehicle apparatus  100 . The offset value  321  is set to fall within a range of 50 cm to 100 cm. 
     In step S 140 , the in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the position correction information  420  and the offset value  321  via the communication device  950 . 
     In step S 150 , the position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  locates the vehicle position P of the automated driving vehicle  10 , using the positioning information  410  and the position correction information  420 . 
     In step S 160 , the control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  effects automated driving while deviating the vehicle position P, based on the offset value  321  transmitted from the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30 , by the offset value  321  in the transverse direction of the road. 
     The automated driving vehicle  10  can perceive the vehicle position P of its own accurately with an error within a radius of 30 cm. This will lead to formation of tire traces. In order to prevent formation of tire traces, the control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  applies an offset within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m, to the vehicle position P of the automated driving vehicle  10  in a road-width direction of the road. Then, when traveling through the middle of the road width of the road, the automated driving vehicle  10  travels with a deviation within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m in the direction of the road width. As a result, the automated driving vehicle will not travel the same place, and tire traces will not form easily. 
     Automated driving processing S 100   a  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  7   . 
     In automated driving processing S 100   a  of  FIG.  7   , processes of step S 110  through step S 140  are identical with those of automated driving processing S 100  of  FIG.  5   . That is, the in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the position correction information  420  and the offset value  321  from the roadside apparatus  30  via the communication device  950 . 
     In step S 150   a , the position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  locates the vehicle position P of the automated driving vehicle  10 , using the positioning information  410  and the position correction information  420 . Also, the position location unit  110  deviates the vehicle position P, based on the offset value  321  transmitted from the information transmission unit  310 , by the offset value  321  in the transverse direction of the road, and outputs a revised vehicle position P′ deviated by the offset value  321  in the transverse direction of the road. 
     In step S 160   a , the control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  takes as input the revised vehicle position P′ from the position location unit  110  and effects automated driving using the revised vehicle position P′. 
     In automated driving processing S 100   a  according to the present embodiment, in order to prevent formation of tire traces, the position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  applies an offset within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m to the located vehicle position P in the road-width direction of the road. Then, the automated driving vehicle  10 , when traveling through the middle of the road width of the road, travels with a deviation within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m in the road-width direction. As a result, the automated driving vehicle will not travel the same place, and tire traces will not form easily. 
     Other Configurations 
     In the present embodiment, the functions of the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the function of the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  are implemented by software. In a modification, the functions of the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and the function of the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  may be implemented by hardware. 
       FIG.  8    is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an automated driving system  500  according to a modification of the present embodiment. 
     An in-vehicle apparatus  100  and a roadside apparatus  30  are each provided with an electronic circuit  909 , a storage device  920 , a communication device  950 , and a receiver  960 . 
     The electronic circuits  909  are dedicated electronic circuits that implement functions of a position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  and a function of an information transmission unit  310  of a roadside apparatus  30 . 
     The electronic circuit  909  is specifically a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel-programmed processor, a logic IC, a GA, an ASIC, or an FPGA. Not that GA stands for Gate Array, ASIC for Application Specific Integrated Circuit, and FPGA for Field-Programmable Gate Array. 
     In the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , the functions of the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  may be implemented by one electronic circuit, or by a plurality of electronic circuit through distribution. In the roadside apparatus  30 , the function of the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  may be implemented by one electronic circuit, or by a plurality of electronic circuit through distribution. 
     In another modification, some of functions of a position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of an in-vehicle apparatus  100  may be implemented by an electronic circuit, and the remaining functions may be implemented by software. Part of a function of an information transmission unit  310  of a roadside apparatus  30  may be implemented by an electronic circuit, and the remaining part of the function may be implemented by software. 
     The processors and electronic circuits are each called processing circuitry. That is, in the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , the functions of the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  are implemented by processing circuitry. In the roadside apparatus  30 , the function of the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  is implemented by processing circuitry. 
     In the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , “unit” in the position location unit  110  and control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  may be replaced by “stage” or “process”. In the roadside apparatus  30 , “unit” in the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  may be replaced by “stage” or “process”. Likewise, “process” in a position location process and control process of the in-vehicle apparatus  100 , and “process” in an information transmission process of the roadside apparatus  30  may be replaced by “program”, “program product”, or “computer readable storage medium recorded with a program”. 
     Description of Effect of Embodiment 
     With the automated driving system  500  according to the present embodiment, the roadside apparatus transmits an offset value such that the vehicle travels along the lane link of the lane with a deviation from the lane link in the transverse direction, based on the dynamic map static information. The in-vehicle apparatus controls the vehicle such that the vehicle consequently travels through a position that is offset from the original travel line. This can prevent formation of track traces on the road that accompanies automated travel. 
     Embodiment 2 
     In the present embodiment, a difference from Embodiment 1 will be described. The same configuration as in Embodiment 1 will be denoted by the same reference numeral, and its description will be omitted. 
     A configuration of an automated driving system  500  according to the present embodiment is the same as that in  FIG.  4    described in Embodiment 1. 
     The present embodiment will describe a mode in which an information transmission unit  310  of a roadside apparatus  30  revises position correction information  420  by an offset value  321 . 
     Automated driving processing S 100   b  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  9   . 
     Step S 110  to step S 120  are the same as those in Embodiment 1. That is, the roadside apparatus  30  receives the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 . 
     In step S 130   b , the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30  revises the position correction information  420  into revised correction information  420   b , using the offset value  321 . The information transmission unit  310  revises the position correction information  420  such that a position corrected by the position correction information  420  deviates by the offset value  321  in a transverse direction of the road. The information transmission unit  310  transmits the revised correction information  420   b.    
     In step S 140   b , an in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the revised correction information  420   b  from the roadside apparatus  30 , using a communication device  950 . 
     In step S 150   b , a position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  locates a vehicle position P of an automated driving vehicle  10 , using the revised correction information  420   b  transmitted from the roadside apparatus  30 . 
     In step S 160   b , a control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  takes as input the vehicle position P from the position location unit  110  and effects automated driving, using the vehicle position P. 
     In the automated driving system according to the present embodiment, in order to prevent formation of tire traces, the roadside apparatus applies an offset within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m in a road-width direction of the road, to the position correction information to be transmitted to the automated driving vehicle. When traveling through the middle of the road-width direction of the road, the automated driving vehicle  10  which has received the position correction information being offset by the roadside apparatus, that is, revised correction information, travels with a deviation within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m in the direction of the road width, based on the information from the roadside apparatus  30 . As a result, the automated driving vehicle will not travel the same place, and tire traces will not form easily. 
     Embodiment 3 
     The present embodiment will describe a matter that is different from Embodiments 1 and 2. 
     The same configuration as those in Embodiments 1 and 2 will be denoted by the sane reference numeral as in Embodiments 1 and 2, and its description will be omitted. 
     A configuration of an automated driving system  500   c  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  10   . 
     In the automated driving system  500   c  according to the present embodiment, an in-vehicle apparatus  100  is provided with a receiver  960  which receives position correction information  420  from a quasi-zenith satellite  210 . 
     The present embodiment will describe a mode in which the in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210  directly. 
     Automated driving processing S 100   c  according to the present embodiment will be described with referring to  FIG.  11   . 
     Step S 110  is the same as that in Embodiment 1. The quasi-zenith satellite  210  transmits the position correction information  420 . 
     In step S 120   c , the in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the position correction information  420  from the quasi-zenith satellite  210 , using the receiver  960 . 
     In step S 130   c , an information transmission unit  310  of a roadside apparatus  30  transmits an offset value  321  to the in-vehicle apparatus  100 . 
     In step S 140   c , the in-vehicle apparatus  100  receives the offset value  321  from the roadside apparatus  30 , using a communication device  950 . 
     Step S 150  and step S 160  are the same as those in Embodiment 1. That is, a position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  locates a vehicle position P of an automated driving vehicle  10 , using positioning information  410  and the position correction information  420 . Based on the offset value  321  transmitted from the information transmission unit  310  of the roadside apparatus  30 , a control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  effects automated driving while deviating the vehicle position P by the offset value  321  in a transverse direction of the road. 
     Alternatively, the same processes as in step S 150   a  and step S 160   a  may be performed. That is, the position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  locates the vehicle position P of the automated driving vehicle  10 , using the positioning information  410  and the position correction information  420 . Also, based on the offset value  321  transmitted from the information transmission unit  310 , the position location unit  110  deviates the vehicle position P by the offset value  321  in the transverse direction of the road, and outputs a revised vehicle position P′ deviated by the offset value  321  in the transverse direction of the road. Then, the control unit  120  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  takes as input the revised vehicle position P′ from the position location unit  110  and effects automated driving, using the revised vehicle position P′. 
     In automated driving processing S 100   c  according to the present embodiment, the position correction information is received from the quasi-zenith satellite directly. In order to prevent formation of tire traces, the position location unit  110  of the in-vehicle apparatus  100  applies an offset within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m in the direction of the road width, to the located vehicle position P. Then, when traveling through the middle of the road width, the automated driving vehicle  10  travels with a deviation within a range of ±50 cm to ±1 m in the direction of the road width. As a result, the automated driving vehicle will not travel the same place, and tire traces will not form easily. 
     In Embodiment 3, the in-vehicle apparatus receives the position correction information from the quasi-zenith satellite. In Embodiment 3, the functions of the roadside apparatus described in Embodiments 1 and 2 are divided between the quasi-zenith satellite and the roadside apparatus which is installed on the ground. In Embodiment 3, the quasi-zenith satellite transmits position correction information, and the roadside apparatus installed on the ground transmits offset information. 
     In Embodiments 1 and 3, a position location unit may receive the offset information and the position correction information from the quasi-zenith satellite. Alternatively, in Embodiment 2, the position location unit may receive the revised correction information, being position correction information added with the offset information, from the quasi-zenith satellite. 
     In Embodiments 1 to 3 described above, the individual units in the automated driving system are described as independent function blocks. However, the configuration of the automated driving system need not be configured as in the embodiments described above. The function blocks of the automated driving system may be configured in any manner as far as they can implement the functions described in the above embodiments. 
     Of Embodiments 1 to 3 described above, a plurality of portions may be practiced in combination. Alternatively, of the above embodiments, only one portion may be practiced. Furthermore, these embodiments may be practiced in any combination, entirely or partially. 
     The embodiments described above are essentially preferable exemplifications and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, the scope of the applied product of the present invention, and the scope of the usage of the present invention. 
     Various modifications can be made in the embodiments where necessary. 
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               10 : automated driving vehicle;  30 : roadside apparatus;  51 : lane link;  52 : tire trace;  100 : in-vehicle apparatus;  110 : position location unit;  120 : control unit;  130 ,  320 : storage unit;  131 : structured-road information;  310 : information transmission unit;  321 : offset value;  210 : quasi-zenith satellite;  220 : GNSS satellite;  410 : positioning information;  420 : position correction information;  420   b : revised correction information;  500 ,  500   c : automated driving system;  909 : electronic circuit;  910 : processor;  920 : storage device;  950 : communication device;  960 : receiver; P: vehicle position; P′: revised vehicle position; S 100 , S 100   a , S 100   b , S 100   c : automated driving processing.