Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

A vehicle control device comprising:

• a travel environment recognition device configured to recognize travel environment ahead according to information relating to the travel environment input from outside;
• a vehicle travel state detection device configured to detect a vehicle travel;
• state;
• and
• an autonomous/manual driving mode controller including
• a control parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a control parameter according to the travel environment detected by the travel environment recognition device,
• an autonomous driving mode control unit configured to control at least one of an engine, a transmission, a brake, and a steering angle based on the control parameter calculated by the control parameter calculation unit,
• a manual driving mode control unit configured to control at least one of the engine, the transmission, the brake, and the steering angle according to operation by a driver;
• and
• a learning correction unit configured to store at least one of a plurality of control parameters indicating the vehicle travel state by operation of the driver in the autonomous driving mode, and to correct the control parameter calculated by the control parameter calculation unit in the autonomous driving mode according to the stored control parameter, wherein
• when the stored control parameter is the control parameter changed by an operation by the driver midway in passing or after passing, the learning correction unit is configured to correct the control parameter in the autonomous driving mode so that an acceleration level or the deceleration level is increased midway in passing or after passing.