PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle that can accurately detect an obstacle present in a traveling direction of a wheel and has a simple configuration, thereby being manufactured at low cost.SOLUTION: The vehicle 10 includes: a vehicle body 12; a turning part 22 provided to the vehicle body 12 so as to be rotatable; front wheels 14a, 14b supported by the turning part 22 and serving as a "steering wheel"; a steering mechanism 24 for turning the turning part 22; and a detection device 26 fixed to the turning part 22 to detect a state of a road surface positioned forward in the traveling direction of the front wheels 14a, 14b in a non-contact manner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】車輪の進行方向にある障害物を精度よく検知できるとともに、簡単な構成で安価に製造できる車両を提供する。【解決手段】車両10は、車体12と、車体12に回動可能に設けられた回動部22と、回動部22で支持された「操舵輪」としての前輪14a,14bと、回動部22を回動させるための操舵機構24と、回動部22に固定され、前輪14a,14bの進行方向前方に位置する路面の状態を非接触で検知するための検知装置26とを備えている。【選択図】図1