DRIVER ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD

A driver assistance apparatus includes a front sensor installed in a vehicle and having a field of sensing in front of the vehicle and a controller configured to process data obtained by the front sensor, and the controller is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a situation in which deceleration is required in response to the processing of the data of the front sensor when adaptive cruise control (ACC) is in an activated state and maintain a braking torque required for the deceleration so that the vehicle is not pushed during braking when the vehicle is in the situation in which the deceleration is required.