VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE

A vehicle speed control device includes a lane detection unit configured to detect a road outside line of a lane on which a host vehicle V is traveling, a target detection unit configured to detect a target that is present outside the road outside line, and a speed control unit configured to control a speed of the host vehicle V such that the host vehicle V passes a lateral side of the target at a speed lower than a speed of the host vehicle V when the target has been detected. After the host vehicle V has passed the lateral side of the target, the speed control unit accelerates the host vehicle V up to the speed when the target has been detected.