ROAD SURFACE EVALUATION APPARATUS AND ROAD SURFACE EVALUATION METHOD

A road surface evaluation apparatus includes an electronic control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform acquiring driving information of each of a plurality of vehicles, including position information of the plurality of vehicles while driving and acceleration information indicating acceleration of the plurality of vehicles and map information including road information; evaluating the road roughness based on the acquired acceleration information of the plurality of vehicles; and outputting information on the evaluated road surface roughness in association with the acquired road information.