Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
MOVING BODY CONTROL APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD

Abstract:

A moving body control apparatus includes a vicinity information acquiring section that acquires vicinity information of a moving body; a lane change control section that is capable of performing a first lane change, which is a lane change in which a lane boundary line is crossed once, and a second lane change, which is a lane change in which lane boundary lines are crossed a plurality of times; and a region setting section that sets a first lane change region, which is a region in which the first lane change is permitted, and a second lane change region, which is a region in which the second lane change is permitted, based on the vicinity information. The second lane change region is smaller than the first lane change region, in a range where a distance to a branching position leading to a destination is less than a prescribed distance.