DRIVING SUPPORTING APPARATUS, DRIVING SUPPORTING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

A driving supporting apparatus comprises an acceleration operation element operated by a driver; and a control unit capable of performing an acceleration limiting control to control the vehicle in such a manner that an acceleration of the vehicle (VA) does not exceed a predetermined limiting acceleration. The control unit sets a distance threshold to a value varying depending on a kind of a front target object that is present in front of the vehicle, and performs the acceleration limiting control when a distance condition and an erroneous operation condition are satisfied. The distance condition is a condition that is to be satisfied when a distance between the vehicle and the front target object is equal to or shorter than the distance threshold (Dth). The erroneous operation condition is a condition that is to be satisfied when the driver is erroneously operating the acceleration operation element.