VEHICLE RECORDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD

A vehicle recording device includes: a mode acquisition unit configured to acquire a signal indicative of an operating mode of an autonomous driving processing unit; a recording target setting unit configured to change a recording target in accordance with the operating mode; and a recording processing unit configured to store information of the recording target set by the recording target setting unit into a data storage unit. The recording target setting unit is further configured to: set a face image of an occupant in a driver's seat as the recording target when the autonomous driving processing unit operates in a level 3 mode; and not set the face image as the recording target when the autonomous driving processing unit operates in an occupant involvement mode.