Keeping you and your loved ones safe is a top priority for Toyota, which is why the brand has expanded its Toyota Safety Sense™. The second generation of Toyota Safety Sense™(TSS) will start rolling out as standard equipment on certain Toyota vehicles beginning in mid-2018. The updated safety package will add new technologies and capabilities that enhance protection for drivers, passengers, and others who share the road, while helping to provide peace of mind in even more driving situations.

“At Toyota, we are committed to making high-level driver assistance systems more widely available and even more affordable across a broader range of our vehicles,” says Chris Nielsen, executive vice president of product support and chief quality officer of Toyota Motor North America. “The second generation of Toyota Safety Sense™ takes our industry-leading suite of safety technologies to the next level, delivering new advanced and intuitive protections that are another step toward a future without traffic injuries or fatalities.”

Here are a list of new and updated features:

Lane Departure Alert

Tells you when you when you’re beginning to move into another lane. This has been enhanced with "road edge detection" to increase the vehicle's ability to help you stay safely in your lane. 

Pre-Collision System

Senses a collision before it happens and assists you in stopping it from happening by applying brakes. It now comes with enhanced deceleration capabilities and the ability to help detect a collision with a pedestrian in front of the vehicle during the day and at night, and bicyclist in front of the vehicle during the day.

Full-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control

This amazing technology works like a regular cruise control by allowing you to set a speed you want your vehicle to maintain as well as a distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. If the vehicle ahead begins to slow below your set speed, your vehicle will also slow down to maintain your specified distance, and then the system speeds you up again when the slower vehicle is out of the way. (Not available on vehicles with manual transmissions). 

Road Sign Assist

This new feature is designed to display road sign information in an easy-to-understand format on the dashboard meter display and Head-Up Display if equipped. The vehicle’s on-board camera can detect and recognize certain common road signs in the U.S., Japan, and Europe. 


Toyota Safety Sense technology is crucial to keeping you and your loved ones safe. For more information, please contact us or stop by Mills Toyota today. 

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