Driving assistance apparatus

A driving assistance method for a moving body,

• the moving body including
• a sensor that detects a target in a vicinity of the moving body, the sensor detecting a first target that is moving target present ahead of the moving body and a second target that is a moving target present to a side of the moving body, and
• a braking apparatus that applies a braking force to the moving body when a collision between the moving body and the moving target is predicted to occur,
• the driving assistance method comprising:
• adjusting the braking force, wherein
• adjusting the braking force comprises
• reducing the braking force, compared to the braking force in a case where a collision with the first target is predicted, in response to a collision with the second target being predicted and a target direction that is a moving direction of the second target not being opposing a moving body direction that is a travelling direction of the moving body during turning of the moving body, and
• not reducing the braking force, compared to the braking force in a case where a collision with the first target is predicted, in response to the collision with the second target being predicted and the target direction being opposing the moving body direction during turning of the moving body.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a driving assistance program for a moving body,

• the moving body including
• a sensor that detects a target in a vicinity of the moving body, the sensor detecting a first target that is moving target present ahead of the moving body and a second target that is a moving target present to a side of the moving body, and
• a braking apparatus that applies a braking force to the moving body when a collision between the moving body and the moving target is predicted to occur,
• the driving assistance causing at least one processor to implement:
• adjusting the braking force, wherein
• adjusting the braking force comprises
• reducing the braking force, compared to the braking force in a case where a collision with the first target is predicted, in response to a collision with the second target being predicted and a target direction that is a moving direction of the second target not being opposing a moving body direction that is a travelling direction of the moving body during turning of the moving body, and
• not reducing the braking force, compared to the braking force in a case where a collision with the first target is predicted, in response to the collision with the second target being predicted and the target direction being opposing the moving body direction during turning of the moving body.