Driving assistance apparatus

A driving assistance apparatus configured to perform a stop control of stopping a host vehicle so that a following distance between the host vehicle and a stopped vehicle, which is ahead in a course of the host vehicle, approaches a target following distance, said driving assistance apparatus comprising:

• a recognizer configured to recognize the stopped vehicle;
• a speed detector configured to detect a speed of the host vehicle;
• and
• a setting device configured to set the target following distance smaller, if an operation speed is less than a predetermined speed, in comparison with that if the operation speed is greater than the predetermined speed, wherein the operation speed is a speed detected by said speed detector when one of an acceleration off operation in which a driver of the host vehicle releases an accelerator pedal and a brake off operation in which the driver releases a brake pedal is performed, or when one of an accelerator opening degree corresponding to an operation amount of the accelerator pedal and a brake opening degree corresponding to an operation amount of the brake pedal is less than or equal to a predetermined opening degree, while the stopped vehicle is recognized by said recognizer.