Driver assistance apparatus and control method for the same

A driver assistance apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• generate, based on at least one image of a periphery of a vehicle from at least one camera, a main image;
• receive, through a communication unit, a plurality of sub images generated by at least one other vehicle;
• select at least one of the sub images based on a predetermined condition or user input;
• and
• generate an expanded image using the main image and the selected at least one of the sub images,
• wherein the communication unit is configured to:
• transmit an image request signal to the at least one other vehicle;
• and
• receive the plurality of sub images transmitted by the at least one other vehicle in response to the image request signal,
• wherein the communication unit is configured to further receive location information of the vehicle, and
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• determine whether a caution zone is present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle based on the location information;
• based on the caution zone being present within the predetermined distance from the vehicle, identify the at least one other vehicle as being located in the caution zone;
• control the communication unit to transmit the image request signal to the at least one other vehicle located in the caution zone,
• wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the caution zone is present within the predetermined distance from the vehicle by determining whether at least one of an intersection, an uphill road, a downhill road, a crosswalk, a tunnel, or a curved road is present within the predetermined distance from the vehicle, and
• wherein the processor is configured to generate a control signal for displaying the expanded image and transmit the control signal to a display unit.