Patent attributes
A driver assistance system of a vehicle includes a control operable to control steering of the vehicle and braking of the vehicle responsive to determination of an emergency driving event. The control operates in a normal operation mode and an emergency mode. The control, responsive to determination of an emergency driving event, engages the emergency mode. The control, responsive to determination of a lane in which the vehicle is traveling, and responsive to an emergency mode activation, may control the steering of the vehicle to steer the vehicle along the determined lane. Optionally, the control may not control braking of the vehicle to quickly stop the vehicle responsive to an input from the driver indicative of the driver not wanting to stop the vehicle.
