Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Vehicle control apparatus and method for controlling automated driving vehicle

Abstract:

A vehicle control apparatus for controlling automated driving of a vehicle acquires information relating to a situation in a surrounding area of the vehicle, acquires, for each position, a first value relating to a probability that an object present in the surrounding area will be present at a future point in time, and a second value obtained based on travel data of a predetermined driver based on the information, the second values being specified using a model defined for a portion of regions through which the vehicle travels, and if the vehicle travels through a region for which a model is not defined, the second values being each specified by combining two values acquired using two models defined for two regions sandwiching the position through which the vehicle is traveling, and determines a path on which the vehicle is to move.