VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE
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Abstract
The vehicle travel control device according to the invention is a vehicle travel control device that controls the travel of a host vehicle based on any of inter-vehicle distance setting and vehicle speed setting that are setting information set in advance, in which the inter-vehicle distance setting and the vehicle speed setting can be updated individually in accordance with the operation of an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal in the host vehicle, and setting information to be updated are selected based on the changes in the travelling conditions of the host vehicle or a leading vehicle.
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12. A vehicle travel control device that controls the travel of a host vehicle based on any of previously set inter-vehicle distance setting and vehicle speed setting,
wherein the inter-vehicle distance setting and the vehicle speed setting can be updated individually in accordance with the pedal operation of a brake pedal in the host vehicle, setting information to be updated is selected based on the changes in the travelling conditions of the host vehicle and/or the changes in the travelling conditions of a leading vehicle from the start of the pedal operation to the end of the pedal operation, and, in a case in which the deceleration of the leading vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold value from the start of the pedal operation to the end of the pedal operation in the host vehicle, the vehicle speed setting is selected as the setting to be updated and is updated in accordance with the pedal operation.
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