Vehicle control device

A vehicle control device capable of switching a driving state of a vehicle that travels using a travel plan generated on the basis of a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a state of the vehicle, or generated on the basis of a position of the vehicle, the surrounding environment of the vehicle, the state of the vehicle, and map information, the device comprising:

• a switch pedal configured to be provided on a left side of the vehicle, and to the left side of an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal of the vehicle, in a placement portion on which a driver who sits on a driving seat of the vehicle places his or her feet;
• and
• an electronic control unit (ECU) programmed to:
• detect a stepped state of the switch pedal;
• and
• switch the driving state of the vehicle to an automatic driving state where travel of the vehicle is controlled using the travel plan, a cooperative driving state where the vehicle is made to travel in cooperation with a driving operation on the basis of the travel plan and an amount of the driver's driving operation relating to at least one of a steering operation of the vehicle, an operation of the accelerator pedal, and an operation of the brake pedal, and a manual driving state where the amount of the driver's driving operation is reflected in the travel of the vehicle,
• wherein the ECU is further programmed to switch the driving state of the vehicle to the cooperative driving state in a case where stepping of the switch pedal is detected by the stepped state detection unit when the driving state of the vehicle is the automatic driving state.