A driving control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an environmental condition estimating part including a surrounding recognition function for recognizing a driving lane of the vehicle, neighboring lanes, other vehicles in each of the lanes, and a surrounding environment, and a function for obtaining a state of movement of the vehicle; a path generating part configured to generate a target path on the basis of information obtained by the environmental condition estimating part; and a vehicle control part configured to perform speed control and steering control for the vehicle to follow the target path, the driving control apparatus for a vehicle having: an in-lane automated driving function that performs in-lane automated driving for maintaining a set speed if no other vehicle is present ahead in the lane of the vehicle and maintaining a set inter-vehicle distance if another vehicle is present ahead; and an EM function that executes an emergency avoidance control, including activation of emergency braking, if a collision with an obstacle present ahead in the lane of the vehicle is predicted, characterized in that: the path generating part has an evacuation area setting part that sets an emergency evacuation area on the target path in case of activation of the EM function on the basis of location information and map information of the vehicle while the in-lane automated driving function is active; and the evacuation area setting part is configured to select a target stop position from inside the emergency evacuation area while the EM function is active. an environmental condition estimating part including a surrounding recognition function for recognizing a driving lane of the vehicle, neighboring lanes, other vehicles in each of the lanes, and a surrounding environment, and a function for obtaining a state of movement of the vehicle; a path generating part configured to generate a target path on the basis of information obtained by the environmental condition estimating part; and a vehicle control part configured to perform speed control and steering control for the vehicle to follow the target path, the driving control apparatus for a vehicle having: an in-lane automated driving function that performs in-lane automated driving for maintaining a set speed if no other vehicle is present ahead in the lane of the vehicle and maintaining a set inter-vehicle distance if another vehicle is present ahead; and an EM function that executes an emergency avoidance control, including activation of emergency braking, if a collision with an obstacle present ahead in the lane of the vehicle is predicted, characterized in that: the path generating part has an evacuation area setting part that sets an emergency evacuation area on the target path in case of activation of the EM function on the basis of location information and map information of the vehicle while the in-lane automated driving function is active; and the evacuation area setting part is configured to select a target stop position from inside the emergency evacuation area while the EM function is active. an in-lane automated driving function that performs in-lane automated driving for maintaining a set speed if no other vehicle is present ahead in the lane of the vehicle and maintaining a set inter-vehicle distance if another vehicle is present ahead; and an EM function that executes an emergency avoidance control, including activation of emergency braking, if a collision with an obstacle present ahead in the lane of the vehicle is predicted, characterized in that: the path generating part has an evacuation area setting part that sets an emergency evacuation area on the target path in case of activation of the EM function on the basis of location information and map information of the vehicle while the in-lane automated driving function is active; and the evacuation area setting part is configured to select a target stop position from inside the emergency evacuation area while the EM function is active. the path generating part has an evacuation area setting part that sets an emergency evacuation area on the target path in case of activation of the EM function on the basis of location information and map information of the vehicle while the in-lane automated driving function is active; and the evacuation area setting part is configured to select a target stop position from inside the emergency evacuation area while the EM function is active.