BOARDING PERMISSION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND BOARDING PERMISSION DETERMINATION METHOD

A boarding permission determination device includes a controller that receive a signal from a sensor that is mounted on a vehicle to detect at least a prescribed movement of a person in the periphery of the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling. The controller is configured to determine a stop location for the vehicle and register information indicating characteristics of the person in a storage device when the prescribed movement of the person was detected while the vehicle is traveling. The controller is configured to control the vehicle such that the vehicle stops at the stop location that was determined. The controller is configured to control a prescribed device mounted on the vehicle such that the person can board the vehicle after the vehicle is stopped at the stop location, after recognizing the person that was detected while the vehicle was traveling using the information.