What is the Toyota Star™ Safety System?

With winter around the corner, it is important to think about staying safe on the road. Blowing snow, freezing temperatures, and slippery roads are about to become our new normal again in the next few months. How do we safe not only in the winter but all year round? Answer: purchase a vehicle with various safety systems. Now standard on all Toyota new vehicles is the Toyota Star™ Safety System. This will help keep you safe on the road. What is the Toyota Star™ Safety System? In short, it is made up of five systems including Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, Anti-lock Brakes, Electronic Brake Distribution, and Brake Assist. Keep reading to learn more about these systems! Read the rest of this entry >>

New and improved crash test dummy, St. Louis

We have all seen the crash dummies that car manufacturers use. These are important because engineers can see what happens to a person in an accident. While this worked well to get a basic understanding of how the airbags will deploy and what parts of the body will be affected, this was not full proof. Humans have bones and organs, the dummies did not until the Total Human Model for Safety: THUMS was introduced. Keep reading below to learn more about the new and improved crash test dummy.   Read the rest of this entry >>

The Toyota lineup offers class-leading active safety on most of its new model lineup via the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 active safety bundle. In addition to upgraded versions of the features found on the original Toyota Safety Sense system, Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 has added two brand new features: Road Sign Assist and Lane Tracing Assist. Today, we are breaking down Road Sign Assist to help drivers understand the value it brings to each trip. Read the rest of this entry >>

The Toyota Pre-Collision System now comes standard on most new Toyota models as part of the Toyota Safety Sense active safety bundle. But, just how does the system work? Front facing exterior cameras continuously scan the road ahead for potential hazards. When a hazard is detected, the system will respond in one of three ways: with audio and visual alerts, with Brake Assist, or with Automatic Emergency Braking depending on the severity of the threat. Read the rest of this entry >>

Toyota models equipped with the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control system can automatically maintain a set following distance between themselves and the vehicles traveling in front of them. Each model comes with a standard following distance already set, but drivers have the option to shorten or lengthen the distance to their preferences using the meter controls on their steering wheel and multi-information display. The short video linked below walks drivers through the steps of how to adjust the following distance with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. Take a look. Read the rest of this entry >>