Apparatus and method for providing safety strategy in vehicle

An apparatus for providing a safety strategy in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain sensing information about the outside of the vehicle, a memory storing road information, an output device outputting a notification, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the sensor, the memory, and the output device. The control circuit recognizes an event associated with a critical situation of the vehicle based on at least a portion of the sensing information or the road information, while performing autonomous control, maintains the autonomous control, outputs a transition demand using the output device, and controls the vehicle according to a predetermined strategy for the critical situation, when the event is a planned event, and immediately outputs the transition demand and controls the vehicle according to the predetermined strategy, when the event is an unplanned event.