A vehicle control device installed at a vehicle configured to perform driving assistance, the vehicle control device comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: in cases in which there is a need to change lanes at or before a specific limit point on a route to a destination, acquire traffic information for a travel route from a current position to the limit point; compute an easiness level of lane change by driving assistance in a plurality of segments on the travel route based on the acquired traffic information; extract any segments for which the easiness level computed is a reference level or higher as viable lane change segments; and in cases in which at least one of the viable lane change segments has been extracted, execute a lane change in any one of the at least one viable lane change segments that have been extracted.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM


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    Publication date :

    2024-05-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS



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