Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium
US11299160B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control device (100, 1) including: a detector (110, 16) detecting other vehicles; a lane change executer (154) executing a lane change of a subject vehicle on the basis of states of the other vehicles detected by the detector without depending on a steering operation of a vehicle occupant of the subject vehicle; a determiner (152) determining whether or not the lane change is to be continued on the basis of the states of the other vehicles executing a lane change from a third lane adjacent to a second lane to the second lane, which are being detected or have been detected by the detector, after control of executing a lane change of the subject vehicle from a first lane to the second lane adjacent to the first lane is started by the lane change executer; and a return controller (156) returning the subject vehicle from the second lane to the first lane in a case in which it is determined that the lane change is not to be continued by the determiner.
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