A vehicle proximity warning apparatus includes a current location detector
for detecting a current location of the user's vehicle, point information
acquisition processor for acquiring map data, and a light emission
processor for driving a light generator, in accordance with the map data
and the current location of the user's vehicle, to emit a light beam
toward a point to be illuminated in an intersection. The light generator
is driven in accordance with the location of the user's vehicle and map
data so as to direct the light beam toward the point to be illuminated in
the intersection, thereby reliably informing other vehicles and
pedestrians of the proximity of the user's vehicle.