DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Provided is an apparatus for assisting driving of a host vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a camera mounted to the host vehicle and having a field of view in front of the host vehicle, the camera configured to acquire image data; and a controller including a processor configured to process the image data. The controller may identify at least one object obstructing driving of the host vehicle based on the image data, and control a steering controller of a steering device to apply a periodically varying dithering torque to the steering device of the host vehicle in response to a collision with the at least one object being expected. The apparatus for assisting driving of a host vehicle may shorten the response time for emergency steering.