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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a vehicle control device capable of realizing fuel-efficient traveling of an own vehicle. Therefore, a vehicle control deviceincludes a limiting factor determination unitthat determines whether there are a limiting factor on an own lane that limits traveling of an own vehicle in the own lane and a limiting factor on an adjacent lane that limits the traveling of the own vehicle in a lane adjacent to the own lane, a lane selection unitthat selects a lane in which the own vehicle travels based on a determination result of the limiting factor determination unit, and a driving force control unitthat controls a driving force of the own vehicle based on the lane selected by the lane selection unit