VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

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VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18755157 titled 'VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

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A vehicle control device comprising an obstacle detection device that detects an obstacle in front of an own vehicle, a following vehicle detection device that detects a following vehicle behind the own vehicle, a notification device that notifies a driver that there is a risk of collision when it is determined that there is a risk that the own vehicle will collide with the obstacle detected by the obstacle detection device, and an information device that informs the driver, when it is determined that the following vehicle detected by the following vehicle detection device is approaching the own vehicle, that the following vehicle is approaching the own vehicle, and the notification device is configured to advance a timing of notifying the driver that there is the risk of the collision.