A vehicle control device configured to control an own vehicle (100; 51) capable of autonomous driving, wherein, when the own vehicle in an autonomous driving mode obstructs travel of another vehicle (52; 53) or is traveling not with the flow of traffic, a notification is given to a driver of the own vehicle ; wherein the vehicle control device is comprising: an another vehicle travel state detector (81; 82) configured to detect a travel state of the other vehicle; a determiner configured to determine whether the own vehicle obstructs the travel of the other vehicle (52; 53) based on the travel state of the other vehicle; a notification controller configured to output a signal for causing a notification device installed in the own vehicle (100; 51) to make the notification when the determiner determines that the own vehicle obstructs the travel of the other vehicle (52; 53); a driver's intention detector configured to detect an intention of the driver of the own vehicle for the notification; and a drive switcher configured to switch a drive mode of the own vehicle (100; 51) from autonomous driving to manual driving in accordance with the intention of the driver, wherein the notification controller outputs information representing a result of the determination made by the determiner to give the driver a suggestion for a switch from autonomous driving to manual driving as the signal. wherein, when the own vehicle in an autonomous driving mode obstructs travel of another vehicle (52; 53) or is traveling not with the flow of traffic, a notification is given to a driver of the own vehicle ; wherein the vehicle control device is comprising: an another vehicle travel state detector (81; 82) configured to detect a travel state of the other vehicle; a determiner configured to determine whether the own vehicle obstructs the travel of the other vehicle (52; 53) based on the travel state of the other vehicle; a notification controller configured to output a signal for causing a notification device installed in the own vehicle (100; 51) to make the notification when the determiner determines that the own vehicle obstructs the travel of the other vehicle (52; 53); a driver's intention detector configured to detect an intention of the driver of the own vehicle for the notification; and a drive switcher configured to switch a drive mode of the own vehicle (100; 51) from autonomous driving to manual driving in accordance with the intention of the driver, wherein the notification controller outputs information representing a result of the determination made by the determiner to give the driver a suggestion for a switch from autonomous driving to manual driving as the signal. an another vehicle travel state detector (81; 82) configured to detect a travel state of the other vehicle; a determiner configured to determine whether the own vehicle obstructs the travel of the other vehicle (52; 53) based on the travel state of the other vehicle; a notification controller configured to output a signal for causing a notification device installed in the own vehicle (100; 51) to make the notification when the determiner determines that the own vehicle obstructs the travel of the other vehicle (52; 53); a driver's intention detector configured to detect an intention of the driver of the own vehicle for the notification; and a drive switcher configured to switch a drive mode of the own vehicle (100; 51) from autonomous driving to manual driving in accordance with the intention of the driver, wherein the notification controller outputs information representing a result of the determination made by the determiner to give the driver a suggestion for a switch from autonomous driving to manual driving as the signal. <EOS>