A method and apparatus for controlling an automatic emergency braking

Method and apparatus for controlling an automatic emergency braking of a motor vehicle, for reducing the collision severity of a vehicle collision with an object, be detected by means of an object-detection device the position and / or speed of the object relative to the own vehicle, that the collision detection device are supplied, which determines whether a collision is imminent with an object and detecting a collision triggers an emergency braking operation and determines a collision time, and up to the determined collision time, the emergency braking is terminated after expiry of the time period.