Vehicle notification apparatus

A vehicle notification apparatus comprising:

• an operation element operated by a driver of a vehicle in order for said driver to activate a turn signal indicator so as to indicate a turn direction of said vehicle;
• an information obtaining device configured to obtain surrounding information including information on an object present around said vehicle;
• an auditory notification device configured to be able to perform an auditory notification to said driver;
• a visual notification device configured to be able to perform a visual notification to said driver;
• and
• a control unit configured to:
• determine, based on said surrounding information, whether or not an obstacle that has a likelihood of colliding with said vehicle is present every time a predetermined time elapses, in a period in which said turn signal indicator are being activated;
• perform a both-notification to let both of said auditory notification device and said visual notification device perform said auditory notification and said visual notification, respectively, until a predetermined both-notification completion condition becomes satisfied from a time point at which it is determined for the first time that said obstacle is present after said turn signal indicator starts to be activated in said period in which said turn signal indicator is being activated;
• and
• perform a single-notification to let said visual notification device perform said visual notification without letting said auditory notification device perform said auditory notification, when it is again determined that said obstacle is present after said both-notification completion condition becomes satisfied, in said period in which said turn signal indicator is being activated.