Vehicle theft deterrent apparatus

A vehicle theft deterrent apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle theft deterrent apparatus comprising:

• a steering torque sensor configured to detect steering torque input by a driver to a steering system of the vehicle;
• an actuator configured to generate drive torque to be given to the steering system;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• verify whether driver information obtained from the driver matches registered information registered in advance;
• control the drive torque generated by the actuator based on the steering torque;
• and
• in a case where it is determined that the driver information does not match the registered information, permit the driver to steer until the vehicle travels a set distance, and then cause the actuator to generate the drive torque to prohibit the driver from steering of the steering system.

A vehicle theft deterrent apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle theft deterrent apparatus comprising:

• a steering torque detector configured to detect steering torque input by a driver who drives the vehicle to a steering system of the vehicle;
• an actuator configured to generate drive torque to be given to the steering system;
• one or more processors programmed to:
• verify whether driver information obtained from the driver matches registered information registered in advance;
• control the drive torque generated by the actuator based on the steering torque;
• and
• in a case where the driver verifier determines that the driver information does not match the registered information, permit the driver to steer until the vehicle travels a set distance, and then to cause the actuator to generate the drive torque to prohibit the driver from steering of the steering system.