Patent attributes
To provide a device for controlling vehicle travel with which it is possible, when a host vehicle has malfunctioned, to prevent accidents and secondary disasters caused by the vehicle malfunction. The device for controlling travel is provided with: a malfunction detector for detecting the presence/absence of malfunctions in a variety of devices for assisting the driving of the host vehicle; a malfunction degree determining unit for specifying, when the malfunction detector detects a malfunction in any of the devices, the malfunction state of the device and determining whether or not the device can be driven; and an action instruction unit for generating, on the basis of determination information from the malfunction degree determining unit, an instruction signal for communicating an action instruction for another vehicle, and outputting the instruction signal out of the host vehicle.
