MOVING OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

The invention can promote utilization of a moving object and use the acquisition of data of surronding condition of the moving object. The moving object includes: a holder configured to hold a mobileterminal provided with an image pick-up unit; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute enabling the moving object to be used in cases where user authentication is succeeded by carrying out user authentication between the mobile terminal and the controller, instructing the mobile terminal to pick up an image in a repeated manner by using the image pick-up unit duringuse of the moving object, and transmitting the image obtained from the mobile terminal to an external server. 本发明促进了移动体的利用和使用了所述移动体的周边状况的数据的取得。本发明的移动体具备：保持部，其对具备摄像部的便携式信息终端进行保持；控制部，所述控制部执行如下内容，即：在与所述便携式信息终端之间实施用户认证，并且设为在用户认证成功了的情况下能够利用移动体；在所述移动体的利用中，指示所述便携式信息终端使用所述摄像部实施反复拍摄；向外部服务器发送从所述便携式信息终端取得的图像。