Vehicle control device

A vehicle control device, comprising one or more processors that execute computer-executable instructions stored in a memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the vehicle control device to:

• instruct initiation of automated driving of a host vehicle by an operation of a vehicle occupant;
• set a destination by an operation of the vehicle occupant, together with generating a travel route to the destination in accordance with setting of the destination;
• specify a travel position of the host vehicle;
• set an automated driving state, together with performing a travel control for the host vehicle in accordance with the automated driving state;
• and
• issue a notification to the vehicle occupant;
• wherein the one or more processors cause the vehicle control device to:
• set the automated driving state to a first automated driving state in which the host vehicle is made to travel by the automated driving to the destination, in a case that the initiation of automated driving is instructed in a state in which the destination has been set;
• set the automated driving state to a second automated driving state in which the host vehicle is made to travel by the automated driving along a road, in a case that the initiation of automated driving is instructed in a state in which the destination has not been set;
• and
• perform a lane change control in the first automated driving state and the second automated driving state;
• and
• issue a first notification in a case that the lane change control is suspended in the first automated driving state, and issue a second notification that differs from the first notification in a case that the lane change control is suspended in the second automated driving state.

A vehicle control device, comprising one or more processors that execute computer-executable instructions stored in a memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the vehicle control device to:

• instruct initiation of automated driving of a host vehicle by an operation of a vehicle occupant;
• set a destination by an operation of the vehicle occupant, together with generating a travel route to the destination in accordance with setting of the destination;
• and
• set an automated driving state, together with performing a travel control for the host vehicle in accordance with the automated driving state;
• set the automated driving state to a first automated driving state in which the host vehicle is made to travel by the automated driving to the destination, in a case that the initiation of automated driving is instructed in a state in which the destination has been set;
• set the automated driving state to a second automated driving state in which the host vehicle is made to travel by the automated driving along a road, in a case that the initiation of automated driving is instructed in a state in which the destination has not been set;
• and
• prohibit a lane change operation by the automated driving, in a case that the destination is canceled or changed during the travel control in the first automated driving state.