DRIVER-ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE

A driver-assistance apparatus is provided for a vehicle. The driver-assistance apparatus comprises a stability control program arranged to provide vehicle stability during operation of the vehicle. The driver-assistance apparatus also comprises a first lane-aligning program arranged to maintain the vehicle substantially at center of a road lane during operation of the vehicle, and a second lane-aligning program arranged to maintain the vehicle substantially at outer edges of a road lane during operation of the vehicle. The driver-assistance apparatus further comprises a vehicle controller arranged to switch from the first lane-aligning program to the second lane-aligning program when the first lane-aligning program is running and the stability control program is invoked as the first lane-aligning program is running.