VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

A vehicle control device includes at least one processor, the processor being configured to: in a vehicle configured to enable autonomous travel control that permits a driver to behave in a manner in which it is not possible to check surroundings of the vehicle, determine whether or not a portable terminal configured to receive notification of vehicle information is present inside a vehicle cabin before the autonomous travel control is executed; and in a case in which it has been determined that the portable terminal is not present inside the vehicle cabin, provide notification, via an onboard unit, that notification of the vehicle information cannot be provided from the portable terminal.