REAR IMPACT AVOIDANCE ASSIST

Methods and systems are provided that include sensors that obtain sensor data as to vehicles travelling behind the host vehicle as the host vehicle is stopped or travelling in a forward direction, and a processor that is configured to: determine, using the sensor data, whether the other vehicles travelling behind the host vehicle includes a rear threat that is likely to contact the host vehicle as the host vehicle is stopped or travelling in the forward direction; and provide automated assistive commands for controlling movement of the host vehicle to avoid contact with the other vehicles travelling behind the host vehicle, when it is determined that the other vehicles travelling behind the host vehicle includes a rear threat that is likely to contact the host vehicle as the host vehicle is stopped or travelling in the forward direction.