An automotive headlamp apparatus comprising: a headlamp unit placed in a driver's vehicle; and a control unit for controlling the illumination of the headlamp unit and for determining a virtual area, calculated using positions of vehicles in front of the driver's vehicle, to be a vehicle presence area of vehicles-in-front; wherein the headlamp unit is adapted to form a low beam distribution pattern and an upper beam distribution pattern, and is configured so that a first partial region (SA1, HBP1) of the upper beam distribution pattern is capable of being non-illuminated, wherein when the entirety of the vehicle presence area is contained within the first partial region, the control unit is adapted to control the headlamp unit in such a manner that the first partial region (SA1, HBP1) is non-illuminated, and when at least a part of the vehicle presence area is contained within a second partial region (SA2, HBP2) of the upper beam distribution pattern which is other than the first partial region (SA1, HBP1), the control unit is adapted to control the headlamp unit in such a manner as not to form any upper beam distribution pattern (HBP, HBP1, HBP2); characterized by the control unit being adapted to determine the vehicle presence area, based on a correction range which is wider by predetermined horizontal and vertical angles (α m,β m) than a basic range (α n -α 1,β n) where the vehicles-in-front exist, wherein the basic range is defined by a horizontal angle range extending between a position of a leftmost vehicle-in-front and a position of a rightmost vehicle-in-front, and by a vertical angle corresponding to a position of an uppermost vehicle-in-front. a headlamp unit placed in a driver's vehicle; and a control unit for controlling the illumination of the headlamp unit and for determining a virtual area, calculated using positions of vehicles in front of the driver's vehicle, to be a vehicle presence area of vehicles-in-front; wherein the headlamp unit is adapted to form a low beam distribution pattern and an upper beam distribution pattern, and is configured so that a first partial region (SA1, HBP1) of the upper beam distribution pattern is capable of being non-illuminated, wherein when the entirety of the vehicle presence area is contained within the first partial region, the control unit is adapted to control the headlamp unit in such a manner that the first partial region (SA1, HBP1) is non-illuminated, and when at least a part of the vehicle presence area is contained within a second partial region (SA2, HBP2) of the upper beam distribution pattern which is other than the first partial region (SA1, HBP1), the control unit is adapted to control the headlamp unit in such a manner as not to form any upper beam distribution pattern (HBP, HBP1, HBP2); characterized by the control unit being adapted to determine the vehicle presence area, based on a correction range which is wider by predetermined horizontal and vertical angles (α m,β m) than a basic range (α n -α 1,β n) where the vehicles-in-front exist, wherein the basic range is defined by a horizontal angle range extending between a position of a leftmost vehicle-in-front and a position of a rightmost vehicle-in-front, and by a vertical angle corresponding to a position of an uppermost vehicle-in-front.