Driving mode switching device

A driving mode switching device used in a vehicle capable of performing automatic driving for automatically performing at least one of vehicle speed control or steering control and manual driving of not executing the automatic driving, comprising:

• a determination section configured to determine whether a state has occurred in which the automatic driving needs to be terminated;
• a notification section configured to notify a driver of an instruction for performing a switching operation as a predetermined operation of the vehicle in the case of determining, by the determination section, that the state has occurred in which the automatic driving needs to be terminated;
• a detection section configured to detect the switching operation;
• and
• a control section configured to switch from travelling by automatic driving to travelling by manual driving in the case of detecting the switching operation by the detection section.