AUTOMATIC DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AUTOMATIC DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

摘要

This automatic driving assistance device automatically performs at least a portion of vehicle control consisting of steering, braking, and acceleration/deceleration within a predetermined travel section, the automatic driving assistance device comprising: a switching section determination unit that determines a section, among said travel section, in which a first load based on the shape or structure of a road is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold to be a switching section for switching at least a portion of said vehicle control from automatic to manual; a driving action planning unit that creates an automatic driving action plan such that a second load based on the travel state of other vehicles in the periphery of the automatic driving vehicle is reduced when the automatic driving vehicle enters the determined switching section; and a driving switching unit that terminates automatic driving based on said automatic driving action plan and switches from automatic to manual.