DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS

A driving assistance apparatus includes a crosswalk detection unit configured to detect a crosswalk in front of a host vehicle, an area setting unit configured to set, on an adjacent lane, an obstacle detection area for detecting an obstacle on the adjacent lane on a near side of the crosswalk, an obstacle detection unit configured to detect a presence or absence of the obstacle in the obstacle detection area, and a driving assistance unit configured to perform a driving assistance when the obstacle is detected in the obstacle detection area.