Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

A vehicle control method for, when a turn signal of an own vehicle is operated when following a preceding vehicle, performing a preceding vehicle following control to accelerate the own vehicle interlocking with the operation of the turn signal, the method comprising:

• acquiring adjacent vehicle information as information on an adjacent vehicle running in front of the own vehicle in an adjacent lane next to a running lane of the own vehicle;
• and
• controlling acceleration of the own vehicle based on the adjacent vehicle information when the turn signal of the own vehicle is operated.

A vehicle control method for, when a turn signal of an own vehicle is operated when following a preceding vehicle, performing a preceding vehicle following control to accelerate the own vehicle interlocking with the operation of the turn signal, the method comprising:

• determining whether a lane change from a running lane of the own vehicle to an adjacent lane next to the running lane is permitted;
• and
• accelerating the own vehicle under the preceding vehicle following control when it is determined that the lane change is permitted by the lane change determination unit, and not accelerating the own vehicle under the preceding vehicle following control when it is not determined that the lane change is permitted by the lane change determination unit.