AUTOMATED OPERATION DEVICE, NOTIFICATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND NOTIFICATION CONTROL METHOD

An automated operation device is configured to perform automated driving at an automation level that allows a driver-seat occupant, who is an occupant seated on a driver seat to sleep. A congestion information acquisition unit is configured to acquire information on congestion on a travel route of a subject vehicle. A congestion notification processing unit is configured to execute processing to cause a notification device to notify the driver-seat occupant of the information on the congestion. An occupant state acquisition unit is configured to acquire whether the driver-seat occupant is asleep based on an input signal from an occupant state sensor that is configured to sense a state of the driver-seat occupant. The congestion notification processing unit is configured to change a notification mode of the congestion based on whether the driver-seat occupant is asleep, while the automated driving is performed.