VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

To provide a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a program capable of performing driving control in response to a traffic flow.SOLUTION: A vehicle control device includes: a recognition section (130) for recognizing a content of a traffic sign corresponding to a road where a vehicle exists; driving control sections (140, 160) for performing driving control to control steering or/and acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle on the basis of the content of the traffic sign recognized by the recognition section. The driving control sections are operated in at least one of a first control state and a second control state where an automatization rate is higher or a request task with respect to a crewman is lower than that of the first control state. When the traffic sign recognized by the recognition section is the sign indicating a limited speed being equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, operation in the second control state is not suppressed. When the traffic sign is the sign indicating a limited speed being lower than a predetermined speed, the operation in the second control state is suppressed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】交通流に合わせた運転制御を実行することができる車両制御装置、車両制御方法、及びプログラムを提供すること。【解決手段】車両が存在している道路に対応する交通標識の内容を認識する認識部（１３０）と、前記認識部により認識された交通標識の内容に基づいて、前記車両の操舵または加減速のうち一方または双方を制御する運転制御を実行する運転制御部（１４０、１６０）と、を備え、前記運転制御部は、少なくとも、第１制御状態と、前記第１制御状態よりも自動化率が高い、もしくは乗員に対する要求タスクが低い第２制御状態との何れかで動作し、前記認識部により認識された前記交通標識が、所定速度以上の制限速度を示す標識である場合に、前記第２制御状態での動作を抑制せず、前記所定速度未満の制限速度を示す標識である場合に、前記第２制御状態での動作を抑制する、車両制御装置。【選択図】図２