Vehicle control method and vehicle control device

Abstract

A vehicle braking force proportional to a gradient is reduced to zero after the vehicle is stopped by the braking force, thereby reducing the time for applying a braking force. A system and method for vehicle control includes a processor and a memory. The vehicle control method including a first step of the processor generating a command for applying a first braking force preset to hold the vehicle in a stopped state, a second step of the processor acquiring, from a gradient detection device, a gradient of a road surface on which the vehicle is traveling after applying the first braking force, the gradient being detected by the gradient detection device, a third step of the processor computing a second braking force proportional to the gradient of the road surface, and a fourth step of the processor applying the second braking force to the braking device.

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