Patent ID: 8041493

Claim:
A cruise control device for controlling operation of a vehicle, comprising: a speed detector configured to detect a speed of the vehicle; an operating member configured to set a speed setting of the vehicle by an operation performed by the driver; a speed limit acquisition device configured to acquire a speed limit for a road on which the vehicle is traveling; and a controller configured to control the vehicle such that the speed detected by the speed detector matches the speed setting, wherein the controller includes a speed setting changing device configured to selectively suppress a change in the speed setting from a first speed limit to a second speed limit responsive to the speed limit changing from the first speed limit to the second speed limit if a driver operates the operating member to change the speed setting before the speed setting changes to the second speed limit, wherein the speed setting changing device is configured to suppress the change of the speed setting to the second speed limit for a prescribed time after the driver operates the operating member to change the speed setting.