VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

To safely transition to an appropriate control level and change lanes when changing vehicle lanes with the level of driving support control set to a prescribed level.SOLUTION: A vehicle control system includes: control means for controlling a lane change from a traveling lane in which a vehicle is traveling to an adjacent lane; detecting means for detecting a lane change intention of a driver; and switching means for switching between a first control state in which the lane change of the vehicle is restricted and a second control state in which the lane change of the vehicle is allowed. In the event the detection means detects the lane change intention of the driver when the vehicle state is in the first control state, the lane change is performed by the control means after the switching means makes a transition from the first control state to the second control state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】運転支援制御のレベルが所定の段階にある場合に、車線変更を行う際には適切な制御レベルへの遷移および車線変更を安全に行う。【解決手段】車両の制御システムであって、前記車両が走行する走行車線から隣接車線へ車線変更を制御する制御手段と、ドライバーからの車線変更意図を検知する検知手段と、前記車両の車線変更が制限された第１の制御状態と、前記車両の車線変更が動作可能な第２の制御状態とを切り替える切り替え手段とを有し、前記車両の状態が第１の制御状態である際に、前記検知手段が前記ドライバーからの車線変更意図を検知した場合、前記切り替え手段が前記第１の制御状態から前記第２の制御状態への遷移させた後に、前記制御手段による車線変更が実施される。【選択図】図４