In an adaptive cruise control (ACC) region where vehicle speed V is
greater than a predetermined third vehicle speed #V3, a decrease amount
of a target inter-vehicle distance per predetermined unit vehicle speed
decrease amount in a state where the vehicle speed V is less than a
predetermined fourth vehicle speed #V4 is smaller than a decrease amount
of the target inter-vehicle distance per predetermined unit vehicle speed
decrease amount in a state where the vehicle speed V is greater than the
predetermined fourth vehicle speed #V4. The decrease amount of the target
inter-vehicle distance per predetermined unit vehicle speed decrease
amount in a state where the vehicle speed V is less than a predetermined
first vehicle speed #V1 is larger than a decrease amount of the target
inter-vehicle distance per predetermined unit vehicle speed decrease
amount in a state where the vehicle speed V is greater than the
predetermined first vehicle speed #V1 and less than a predetermined
second vehicle speed #V2.