Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Vehicle controller, vehicle control method, and storage medium

Abstract:

A vehicle controller includes a first detector configured to detect a traveling state of a host vehicle, a second detector configured to detect a traveling state of an other vehicle that travels along a main lane when the host vehicle travels along a merging road and configured to detect a traffic volume of the main lane, and a merging controller configured to control merging of the host vehicle regardless of a lane changing of the other vehicle when a distance in a forward/rearward direction of the host vehicle with respect to the other vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, wherein the merging controller facilitates starting of merging control of the host vehicle when it is detected that a traffic volume of the main lane by the second detector is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount.