Abstract: An apparatus for driving an expansion pole such as an expansion corner rod of an automobile including a motor for extending and shrinking said expansion pole, a main switch provided within a room of the automobile, and an auxiliary switch provided on the automobile at such a position that the auxiliary switch can be actuated from an outside of the automobile. When the auxiliary switch is actuated from the outside of the automobile, the motor is driven in a reverse direction to shrink the expansion pole. Therefore, the expansion pole can be shrunk without actuating the main switch provided within the room of the automobile. The auxiliary switch may be arranged within the expansion pole such that the auxiliary switch is actuated when the expansion pole is pushed down, pulled up or tilted.