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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Yasui, Wako, JP;
Umiaki Matsubara, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device comprising a processor configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a vehicle and perform driving control according to speed control and steering control of the vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer. The processor is configured to recognize a physical object present on a route of the vehicle on the basis of an image representing a space in a traveling direction of the vehicle and determine whether or not the physical object is a specific obstacle that hinders traveling in a lane where the vehicle is currently traveling. The processor is further configured to start a lane change execution possibility determination before determining whether the specific obstacle hinders travel or simultaneously with a start of the determining in a case where the physical object and the vehicle is allowed to make the lane change.