HANDS-FREE STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

A hands-free state determination device including: a torque imparting device configured to apply control torque to a steering transmission system between a steering wheel and a steered wheel; a steering torque sensor provided in the steering transmission system between the steering wheel and the torque imparting device; and a control unit configured to determine that the driver is in a hands-free state in which the steering wheel is not held when the steering torque detected by the steering torque sensor is within a first predetermined range, wherein the control unit performs variable setting of the first predetermined range based on the steering torque detected by the steering torque sensor in a situation where it is determined that the torque is not input to the steering torque sensor.