VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM

A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention acquire a first driving area in front of a vehicle, the first driving area being included in a first target command specified by a recognition and determination unit that performs recognition and determination, output a first control command for driving the vehicle at a velocity and on a driving path that are based on a specification relating to driving of the vehicle in the first driving area, acquire a second driving area that partly overlaps the first driving area in front of the vehicle while the vehicle is running in the first driving area, the second driving area being included in a second target command specified by the recognition and determination unit, and output a second control command for driving the vehicle at a velocity and on a driving path that are based on a specification relating to driving of the vehicle in the second driving area. In this way, ride quality and comfort of a vehicle can be improved.