Patent ID: 11932240
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1,
further comprising a rear direction monitoring sensor configured to detect a following vehicle that follows said host vehicle in a rear area of the host vehicle,
wherein,
said control unit further stores executable program instructions that when executed cause the control unit to:
perform said secondary collision damage mitigation control by letting said brake device apply said brake force to the host vehicle when said following vehicle is not detected in a predetermined proximity area of said host vehicle; and
perform said secondary collision damage mitigation control by imposing a limitation on said drive force without letting said brake device apply said brake force to said host vehicle, when said following vehicle is detected in said predetermined proximity area of said host vehicle.