VEHICLE LIGHTING CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A vehicle lighting control apparatus includes a detection unit and a light control unit. The detection unit detects a target object present outside an illumination range of a low beam of a vehicle, using a device such as a far-infrared camera. The light control unit illuminates a range in which the target object detected by the detection unit is present with a marking light that can illuminate an area at a greater distance when compared with the low beam, thereby allowing a driver to recognize the target object.