Toyota has revealed some of the smart new technologies and systems it will be featuring in future models to make driving safer. To be integrated in the company’s Integrated Safety Management Concept, Toyota said these have been designed from the start to work together to help cut the number of road accidents. The new features were announced at a safety seminar in Toyota City and will be rolled out in new models starting in 2015. Toyota added it is also creating Safety Sense active safety packages, tailored to suit different size vehicles that will be made available worldwide by the end of 2017.
V2X and V2V communications:-
Driving up to a blind junction, even the best on-board cameras and sensors can’t always give you clear warning of the potential hazards. Toyota explained it has worked to eliminate the risk with new vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-vehicle communications, using a wireless frequency reserved for ITS – Integrated Traffic System – services. For example, arriving at junction with no clear view, sensors above the road will detect on-coming traffic or pedestrians crossing the road and send the information to your car – the vehicle-to-infrastructure system. Vehicles approaching the intersection will signal their presence using the vehicle-to-vehicle link, activating visual and audio driver warnings when necessary to help prevent an accident.
Of course, this will work well only when and if the proper sensor infrastructure is set in place.
LED array Adaptive high beam:Toyota claims its next-generation automatic high beam and adaptive lighting system is ready to deliver even better night-time illumination. The company calls the new system the LED Array Adaptive High Beam. Toyota explained this system uses multiple, independently controlled LEDs arranged in a single row, giving a wider illumination without dazzling drivers of on-coming or preceding vehicles. It can light up the gaps between vehicles ahead and those approaching, making it easier to spot pedestrians; light distribution is also linked to use of the steering wheel, giving better visibility as you turn into a bend.
Toyota active safety packages:For 2015, Toyota stated it will launch a new set of active safety technologies design to help prevent or mitigate collisions across a wide range of vehicle speeds. Per Toyota, they will be offered in two Toyota Safety Sense packages, initially in Japan and subsequently in the U.S. and Europe, by the end of 2017.
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