US Patent 11702079 Vehicle control method, vehicle control device, and storage medium

A vehicle control method includes recognizing a periphery of a vehicle, a first vehicle and a second vehicle present in the periphery, setting a target area between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on a reference position of a first type of the first vehicle present in a lane of a lane change destination and a reference position of the first type of the second vehicle behind the first vehicle and present in the lane, and controlling the vehicle to enter the target area set based on a reference position of a second type of the first vehicle and a reference position of the second type of the second vehicle.