Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Vehicle control device

Abstract:

A vehicle control device comprises: a region recognition unit that recognizes a specific region present in a progression direction of a host vehicle, for example a crossing or an intersection, and identifies the type of the specific region; a space presence determination unit that determines whether or not there is a space through which the host vehicle can enter outside of exits of the specific region; and a vehicle control unit that controls the host vehicle according to the presence of the space. Furthermore, the space presence determination unit switches the method for determining the presence of the space in accordance with the type of the specific region.