ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION APPARATUS

Provided is an acceleration suppression apparatus having improved practicality. The acceleration suppression apparatus includes: an in-vehicle sensor () configured to acquire information relating to a position of an own vehicle and information relating to an operation of an operating element of the own vehicle to output the acquired information; and a parking assist ECU () configured to execute, based on the information acquired from the in-vehicle sensor (), acceleration suppression control for suppressing acceleration of the own vehicle by controlling at least one of a drive device () or a braking device () mounted on the own vehicle. The parking assist ECU () is configured to execute the acceleration suppression control when, in a situation in which the own vehicle is positioned in a predetermined region including a parking space, a traveling mode of the own vehicle matches a predetermined mode defined in advance as a traveling mode when the own vehicle is being parked in the parking space.