DRIVE SWITCHING DETERMINATION DEVICE, DRIVE SWITCHING DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DRIVE SWITCHING DETERMINATION

摘要

The present invention can implement smooth travelling after switching from an automatic drive mode to a manual drive mode. This drive switching determination device for a vehicle communicates with one or more peripheral vehicles in a predetermined area, and is provided with: an information notification unit that notifies the peripheral vehicles of a request to execute a manual drive mode in the vehicle; an information acquisition unit that acquires, from the peripheral vehicles, responses which are notified in response to the notification about the execution request; a switching determination unit that permits switching from the automatic drive mode to the manual drive mode in the vehicle on the basis of the responses from the peripheral vehicles; and a signal output unit that outputs a signal corresponding to permission of the switching.