Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and non-transitory storage medium

A vehicle control method comprising:

• acquiring positional information of a vehicle;
• and
• executing vehicle control, the vehicle control being automated driving or driving assistance of the vehicle,
• wherein there are a 1st area and a 2nd area adjacent to the 1st area,
• wherein the 2nd area is different the suppliable vehicle control from in the 1st area,
• wherein the 1st area includes a 1st-1 area, a 1st-2 area, and a 1st-3 area,
• wherein the 1st-1 area is an area adjacent to the 1st-2 area and a first boundary, the first boundary being a boundary line between the 1st and 2nd areas,
• wherein the 1st-2 area is an area adjacent to the 1st-1 and 1st-3 areas,
• wherein the 1st-3 area is an area adjacent to the 1st-2 area and not adjacent to the 1st-1 area and the boundary line, and
• wherein the vehicle control method causing a computer to execute:
• identifying whether the vehicle is located in one of the 1st-1, 1st-2, and 1st-3 areas based on the positional information;
• preventing the vehicle control
• when the vehicle is located in the 1st-1 area;
• prohibiting start of the vehicle control
• when the vehicle is located in the 1st-2 area;
• and
• executing the vehicle control
• when the vehicle is located in the 1st-3 area.

A non-transitory storage medium having a program stored therein, the program causing a computer to:

• acquire positional information of a vehicle;
• and
• execute vehicle control, the vehicle control being automated driving or driving assistance of the vehicle,
• wherein there are a 1st area and a 2nd area adjacent to the 1st area,
• wherein the 2nd area is different the suppliable vehicle control from in the 1st area,
• wherein the 1st area includes a 1st-1 area, a 1st-2 area, and a 1st-3 area,
• wherein the 1st-1 area is an area adjacent to the 1st-2 area and a first boundary, the first boundary being a boundary line between the 1st and 2nd areas,
• wherein the 1st-2 area is an area adjacent to the 1st-1 and 1st-3 areas,
• wherein the 1st-3 area is an area adjacent to the 1st-2 area and not adjacent to the 1st-1 area and the boundary line, and
• wherein the program causing the computer to:
• identify whether the vehicle is located in one of the 1st-1, 1st-2, and 1st-3 areas based on the positional information;
• prevent the vehicle control
• when the vehicle is located in the 1st-1 area;
• prohibit start of the vehicle control
• when the vehicle is located in the 1st-2 area;
• and
• execute the vehicle control
• when the vehicle is located in the 1st-3 area.