Vehicle control system

A vehicle control system that controls a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising:

• an electric power steering device that generates an assist torque that assists turning of a wheel caused by a rotation of a steering wheel;
• a controller programmed to control the electric power steering device to generate the assist torque according to the rotation of the steering wheel in a normal mode;
• and
• a state sensor that detects a travel state of the vehicle and a state of an occupant at a driver's seat, wherein
• the controller is further programmed to:
• determine, based on a result of detection by the state sensor, whether or not the occupant at the driver's seat performs a getting-on action or a getting-off action when the vehicle is in an ignition-ON state,
• control the electric power steering device in a temporal mode different from the normal mode during a period when the getting-on action or the getting-off action is performed;
• and
• in the temporal mode, change a method of controlling the electric power steering device such that the rotation of the steering wheel is suppressed as compared with a case of the normal mode.