Device for a vehicle, comprising the following: a driver assistance
system that monitors approaching objects around the vehicle and is configured to take a driver assistance action in response to a predicted collision with an approaching object according to a time-to-collision limit; a load monitor that detects whether a trailer is being towed by the vehicle and determines an initial offset in response to a result of the detection, the initial offset being essentially zero if no trailer is detected; a
brake monitor that detects a braking force and a resulting change
in vehicle speed, determines an expected change
in vehicle speed in response to the braking force, and selects a second offset in response to a braking difference between the resulting speed change and the expected speed change, wherein the second offset is essentially zero if the braking difference is below a braking threshold; a steering monitor that detects a
steering angle of the vehicle and a resulting change in the vehicle
yaw rate, determines an expected change in the vehicle
yaw rate in response to the
steering angle, and selects a third offset in response to a steering difference between the resulting
yaw rate change and the expected yaw
rate change, wherein the third offset is essentially zero when the steering difference is below a steering threshold; an updater that determines an
order of magnitude of the time-to-collision limit in response to the first, second, and third offsets.