Provided is a control method of an automatic driving vehicle switchable between manual driving in which the vehicle is made to travel depending on an operation of an occupant and automatic driving in which driving characteristics in automatic travel are set and the vehicle is made to automatically travel based on the driving characteristics. Manual driving characteristics in the manual driving by the occupant are learned and, when switching from the manual driving to the automatic driving is performed, the automatic driving is performed with the manual driving characteristics maintained for a preset manual characteristic maintaining time. As a result, uneasiness of the occupant can be suppressed.