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Toyota Safety Sense: Advanced Driver Assistance Designed to Help Keep You Safe
Toyota Safety Sense is Toyota's suite of advanced driver assistance technologies designed to help detect potential hazards, improve driver awareness and provide additional support during everyday driving.
Using cameras, radar sensors and intelligent monitoring systems, Toyota Safety Sense can recognise vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, road signs and lane markings to help drivers react more effectively to changing road conditions. While Toyota Safety Sense assists drivers in certain situations, it does not replace attentive and responsible driving.
Whether you're considering your first Toyota or have had many Toyotas before, this guide brings together everything you need to know about Toyota Safety Sense all in one place.
Explore the features & benefits of Toyota Safety Sense today.
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Toyota Safety Sense is Toyota's advanced suite of driver assistance and safety technologies. Using intelligent cameras, radar sensors and monitoring systems, it helps drivers stay aware of potential hazards, supports safer decision making and provides greater confidence on every journey.
What's Included in Toyota Safety Sense?
Advanced Safety Technologies Designed to Support You Every Day.
Toyota Safety Sense combines multiple driver assistance technologies that work together to improve driver awareness, help detect hazards and support safer driving outcomes.
| Toyota Safety Sense Feature | What It Does | Everyday Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Pre Collision Safety System (PCS) | Monitors the road ahead for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists | Helps alert drivers to potential frontal collision risks |
| Lane Departure Alert (LDA) | Detects unintended lane drift | Provides warnings to help keep you safely within your lane |
| Lane Trace Assist (LTA) | Provides steering assistance to help maintain lane position | Supports more comfortable highway driving |
| Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) | Maintains a selected speed while monitoring traffic ahead | Helps reduce driver workload on longer journeys |
| Road Sign Assist (RSA) | Recognises selected road signs and displays them on the vehicle information screen | Helps drivers stay aware of changing road conditions |
| Automatic High Beam (AHB) | Automatically switches between high and low beam headlights | Improves visibility while reducing glare for other road users |
| Adaptive High Beam System (AHS) | Adjusts headlight distribution to maximise visibility | Enhances night-time driving confidence |
| Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) | Detects vehicles travelling in adjacent lanes | Provides added awareness during lane changes |
| Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) | Monitors approaching vehicles when reversing | Helps improve awareness when exiting parking spaces |
| Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) | Provides a 360-degree style view around the vehicle | Makes parking and manoeuvring easier in tight spaces |
How Does Toyota Safety Sense Work?
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Seeing the Road Ahead
Advanced cameras monitor what's around you.
Strategically positioned cameras on your Toyota help Toyota Safety Sense monitor things like lane markings, vehicles ahead, pedestrians, cyclists, traffic signs and road conditions.
Features such as Lane Departure Alert, Lane Trace Assist and Road Sign Assist rely on camera technology to recognise important information and provide timely alerts to the driver.
Measuring Distance and Detecting Hazards
Radar sensors provide additional awareness. Toyota Safety Sense also uses radar technology to help monitor the distance between your vehicle and surrounding traffic. Radar sensors can detect vehicles ahead, monitor following distances, help identify potential collision risks and assist adaptive speed control functions. Unlike cameras alone, radar systems can continue to provide valuable information in a range of driving and weather conditions.
Alerting and Assisting the Driver
Additional support when it matters most. When Toyota Safety Sense identifies a potential risk, the system may provide visual alerts, audible warnings, steering assistance and braking support in certain situations The exact response depends on the technology involved and the driving conditions at the time. The intention is not to take control of the vehicle, but to provide drivers with additional awareness and support when they may need it most.
Technology Designed Around Real Driving Situations
Toyota Safety Sense technologies are designed to assist during many common driving scenarios.
Example 1: a vehicle brakes suddenly ahead. Toyota's Pre-Collision Safety System can provide warnings and braking assistance.
Example 2: Reversing out of a parking space. Rear Cross Traffic Alert can warn of approaching traffic that you might not be able to see.
Designed to Support, Not Replace Safe Driving
Toyota Safety Sense is designed to support attentive drivers, not replace them.
While these technologies can assist in recognising hazards and improving awareness, drivers remain responsible for the safe operation of their vehicle at all times.
Understanding how each system works and when it operates is one of the best ways to get the most value from Toyota Safety Sense.
Which Toyota Models Include Toyota Safety Sense?
Toyota's range continues to grow and with Toyota Safety Sense features constantly evolving they're only getting smarter and smarter. Explore the available models and find the vehicle that best suits your lifestyle.
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