| CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A control device, adapted for a vehicle having a rear object detection sensor, the control device comprising:
a hardware processor configured to:
receive sensor data from the rear object detection sensor;
detect an object at a rear of the vehicle based on the sensor data;
provide an alarm in a case that the hardware processor detects that the vehicle has a probability of colliding with the object at the rear of the vehicle;
determine whether the vehicle is in a tow state or a non-tow state;
wherein in a case when the hardware processor detects that the object is located within a predetermined distance of the vehicle for greater than or equal to a predetermined amount of time while the vehicle is being driven, the hardware processor determines the vehicle is in the tow state and provides a suggestion to not provide the alarm,
wherein the tow state is a state in which an attachment is attached to the rear of the vehicle, and the non-tow state is a state in which the attachment is not attached to the vehicle,
wherein the suggestion to not provide the alarm is displayed on a center display of the vehicle,
wherein the suggestion to not provide the alarm is provided on the center display of the vehicle when the vehicle is travelling forward.
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