AUTOMATED DRIVE DEVICE AND AUTOMATED DRIVE METHOD

The present invention relates to an automated drive method and an automated drive device that automatically stops a vehicle (2) in a pick-up and drop-off area (43) in which a passenger gets and off the vehicle includes at least one processor (10a) and at least one memory (10b) that stores a program and information to be read by the at least one processor (10a). The processor (10a) is configured to acquire the type of the passenger before the vehicle reaches the pick-up and drop-off area as a first process. The processor (10a) is configured to change a behavior for stopping the vehicle in the pick-up and drop-off area in accordance with the type of the passenger as a second process.