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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ishioka, Wako, JP;
Kanta Tsuji, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device includes an inter-vehicle distance determination unit that determines an inter-vehicle distance, and a following control unit that performs a following control with respect to a preceding vehicle on the basis of the inter-vehicle distance determined by the inter-vehicle distance determination unit. The following control includes a first control state, and a second control state in which a burden on the driver is lighter than in the first control state, or in which a degree of automation is higher than in the first control state. A minimum value of the inter-vehicle distance that can be determined by the inter-vehicle distance determination unit in the second control state is greater than a minimum value of the inter-vehicle distance that can be determined by the inter-vehicle distance determination unit in the first control state.