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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Marina Saikyo, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Miura, Wako, JP;
Toshifumi Suzuki, Wako, JP;
Suguru Yanagihara, Wako, JP;
Yuta Takada, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle control device and a vehicle control method, the vehicle control device comprises a lane recognition unit adapted to recognize a lane type of an adjacent lane adjacent to a host vehicle lane in which a host vehicle is traveling, a determination condition setting unit adapted to set a determination condition for permitting a lane change of the host vehicle from the host vehicle lane to the adjacent lane depending on the lane type of the adjacent lane that was recognized by the lane recognition unit, a lane change determining unit adapted to permit the lane change in the case that the determination condition is satisfied, and a vehicle control unit adapted to carry out a travel control or an assist control in relation to the lane change, in the case that the lane change determining unit has permitted the lane change.