Navigating Toyota’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Safety Sense is a range of Toyota driver assistance features included in every Toyota. These features act like an extra set of eyes and ears, monitoring the area around your vehicle for potential threats. Each system provides warnings, usually both audio and visual, that enable you to act and avoid an accident. We’re going to look closer at a few of these features and see how they keep you and your passengers safe.

Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection

This system uses a dedicated camera and radar to detect vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians, or animals in front of your vehicle. If something is detected, the radar determines your Toyota’s distance to the object. The distance is compared to your current speed to determine if a collision is possible. If a collision risk is identified, you’ll hear a warning tone, and a visual warning appears on your screen.

If you don’t apply the brakes after the warnings, the system automatically applies emergency braking to instantly stop your vehicle. This will either prevent accidents or reduce damage from an unavoidable accident.

Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)

This feature is especially useful for long-distance highway driving. It’s active once your speed hits 20 mph. You can set the speed you want, and DRCC will maintain it until you intervene. You can also set a following gap from other vehicles, choosing from short, medium, or long-distance. If the distance closes, cruise control will apply braking to reduce your speed and allow the gap to increase again.

Lane Tracing Assist (LTA)

LTA uses a camera to identify the lane line markings. Once the lines are identified, LTA will keep your vehicle centered inside them. The system provides additional torque to steer you toward the plan center.

An available feature, the Emergency Driving Stop System (EDSS) is automatically active when LTA is operating. EDSS can detect reduced driver responsiveness due to tiredness or distraction. It prompts you with audible and visual warnings to take control. If you don’t respond, EDSS will apply braking to bring your vehicle to a safe stop.

Road Sign Assist (RSA)

It can often be easy to miss a road sign, but that will never happen again with the system. RSA uses a small camera to identify road signs like yield, stop, or speed restrictions. An image of the sign will appear on your screen, enabling you to reduce speed or otherwise react to its requirements if necessary. These are just a few of the numerous systems that keep you safe when you drive a Toyota. If you’d like to know more about safety systems, contact us today at Ken Ganley Toyota PA in Pleasant Hills, PA.

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