Abstract: A drive assist apparatus for a vehicle includes: a driving environment recognizer recognizing driving environment information on outside of the vehicle; a target vehicle-to-vehicle distance setter setting a target preceding vehicle distance to a preceding vehicle; and a driving controller performing driving control for maintaining a preceding vehicle distance at the target preceding vehicle distance. When a vehicle driving path is congested, the target vehicle-to-vehicle distance setter sets an extended target preceding vehicle distance and a target following vehicle distance.