VEHICLE FOR PROVIDING DISCRETIONARY LANE CHANGE AND METHOD THEREOF

Disclosed is a vehicle configured to provide a discretionary lane change. The vehicle may include: one or more sensors configured to generate neighboring object information; a communication interface; and a processor configured to control, based on at least one of the neighboring object information or the communication interface, an autonomous driving operation of the vehicle, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine whether a driving lane change is needed, determine whether the driving lane change is possible when the driving lane change is needed, and perform the driving lane change according to whether a discretionary lane change (DLC) function is in an active state when the driving lane change is possible.