The present disclosure relates to a driving control device and driving control method that make it possible to resolve competition between a deliberative operation and reflexive operation when determining the next operation in an automatic driving mode, and a program. During automatic driving, on the basis of detection results detected by various sensors provided in an automobile, a reflexive operation is determined as a simplified operation, and a deliberative operation that is of a higher order than the reflexive operation is determined by detailed processing. In the event that the reflexive operation and the deliberative operation are in competition, a plurality of solution modes for resolution are prepared, the solution mode to be used to resolve the competition is set in advance, and the set solution mode is used to resolve the competition. The present disclosure can be applied to an automobile that performs automatic driving.