A method for a materials handling vehicle to automatically perform a steer correction maneuver comprising: receiving sensor data from at least one sensing device (76, 76A, 76B) by a controller on the materials handling vehicle; detecting based on the received sensor data that an object is located in an environment monitored by the controller, the environment comprising an area around the vehicle; and automatically performing a steer correction maneuver by steering the vehicle away from the detected object; characterised in that the method comprises: determining how far the detected object is from a reference coordinate (R C) associated with the vehicle, wherein the reference coordinate (R C) is a central axis (C A) of the vehicle; and wherein an angle of steer correction is dependent upon how far from the reference coordinate (R C) the detected object is determined to be; and wherein the angle of steer correction is: a first angle when an object is determined to be in an outer region that comprises a furthest region from the reference coordinate (R C); a second angle greater than the first angle when an object is determined to be in a middle region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the outer region; and a third angle greater than the second angle when an object is determined to be in an inner region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the middle region. receiving sensor data from at least one sensing device (76, 76A, 76B) by a controller on the materials handling vehicle; detecting based on the received sensor data that an object is located in an environment monitored by the controller, the environment comprising an area around the vehicle; and automatically performing a steer correction maneuver by steering the vehicle away from the detected object; characterised in that the method comprises: determining how far the detected object is from a reference coordinate (R C) associated with the vehicle, wherein the reference coordinate (R C) is a central axis (C A) of the vehicle; and wherein an angle of steer correction is dependent upon how far from the reference coordinate (R C) the detected object is determined to be; and wherein the angle of steer correction is: a first angle when an object is determined to be in an outer region that comprises a furthest region from the reference coordinate (R C); a second angle greater than the first angle when an object is determined to be in a middle region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the outer region; and a third angle greater than the second angle when an object is determined to be in an inner region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the middle region. determining how far the detected object is from a reference coordinate (R C) associated with the vehicle, wherein the reference coordinate (R C) is a central axis (C A) of the vehicle; and wherein an angle of steer correction is dependent upon how far from the reference coordinate (R C) the detected object is determined to be; and wherein the angle of steer correction is: a first angle when an object is determined to be in an outer region that comprises a furthest region from the reference coordinate (R C); a second angle greater than the first angle when an object is determined to be in a middle region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the outer region; and a third angle greater than the second angle when an object is determined to be in an inner region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the middle region. a first angle when an object is determined to be in an outer region that comprises a furthest region from the reference coordinate (R C); a second angle greater than the first angle when an object is determined to be in a middle region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the outer region; and a third angle greater than the second angle when an object is determined to be in an inner region closer to the reference coordinate (R C) than the middle region.