Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Abstract:

A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium capable of increasing the traveling safety in the case where an overtaking vehicle approaches in the traveling control of the own vehicle are provided. A vehicle control device includes: a recognition part, recognizing an overtaking vehicle presumed to overtake an own vehicle from rear of the own vehicle in an own lane in which the own vehicle travels; and a driving control part, automatically controlling at least acceleration and deceleration of the own vehicle, and, in a case where the overtaking vehicle is recognized, determining a traveling velocity of the own vehicle based on a number of lanes of a road on which the own vehicle travels.