An information processing apparatus comprising: a control section configured to: acquire, from a sensor configured to detect first information regarding a mobile object, die first information; acquire via an acquisition section , from an external apparatus among a plurality of external apparatuses performing sensing, second information regarding the mobile object, the second information being detected by the external apparatus for the mobile object, wherein the second information corresponds to the first information, both being detected by a same type sensor; control processing based on a comparison result of the first information and the second information detected for the same mobile object; determine an abnormality of the sensor on a basis of the comparison result; in a case where a difference between the first information and second information satisfies a predetermined condition and is identified to be erroneous, the control section is configured to determine that the sensor is abnormal, wherein in the case the sensor is determined to be abnormal, instead of the first information detected by the sensor, the control section is configured to further use the corresponding second information, and the first information and the second information include at least one of a position, size, a type, speed, acceleration and moving direction of the mobile object, a predicted value thereof, detection accuracy and detection time of the mobile object; and the control section is further configured to use the second information for automated driving of a vehicle , wherein the information processing apparatus is mounted on the vehicle , and configured to, if the vehicle moves out of an area in which the external apparatuses detect the second information, cause the vehicle to stop or to switch the vehicle from the automated driving to human driving. acquire, from a sensor configured to detect first information regarding a mobile object, die first information; acquire via an acquisition section , from an external apparatus among a plurality of external apparatuses performing sensing, second information regarding the mobile object, the second information being detected by the external apparatus for the mobile object, wherein the second information corresponds to the first information, both being detected by a same type sensor; control processing based on a comparison result of the first information and the second information detected for the same mobile object; determine an abnormality of the sensor on a basis of the comparison result; in a case where a difference between the first information and second information satisfies a predetermined condition and is identified to be erroneous, the control section is configured to determine that the sensor is abnormal, wherein in the case the sensor is determined to be abnormal, instead of the first information detected by the sensor, the control section is configured to further use the corresponding second information, and the first information and the second information include at least one of a position, size, a type, speed, acceleration and moving direction of the mobile object, a predicted value thereof, detection accuracy and detection time of the mobile object; and the control section is further configured to use the second information for automated driving of a vehicle , wherein the information processing apparatus is mounted on the vehicle , and configured to, if the vehicle moves out of an area in which the external apparatuses detect the second information, cause the vehicle to stop or to switch the vehicle from the automated driving to human driving. <EOS>