So-called precrash systems are available in the Lexus LS and IS, Acura RL, Infiniti QX56 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. They use radar and speed sensors to determine when a front-end collision is ...

BMW was already planning on sending its all-new 2011 5 Series for European crash testing, but the automaker used the test to showcase just how much the car’s new crash avoidance system helps ...

Lexus’ Advanced Pre-Crash Safety (A-PCS) system can help save pedestrian lives, as was proven by the recent ADAC Active Pedestrian Protection test. The test showed that the Lexus A-PCS can avoid ...

A new safety system from Toyota will automatically take control of the steering wheel, veering the car away from a collision if it isn't able to stop before an impact.

Toyota Motor Corp. will step closer to autonomous vehicles when it begins rolling out a range of advanced active safety systems across its mass-market lineup in early 2015. New or re-engineered ...

Toyota will step closer to autonomously driving cars next year when it begins to deploy a range of advanced active-safety systems across its mass-market lineup. The new or re-engineered ...

TOKYO--Toyota Motor Corp. is adding two safety technologies to luxury sedans in Japan and likely will use them next on Lexus models. One is a radar system that detects probable front and side ...

A new pre-crash safety system prototype developed by ZF uses an external side airbag deployed milliseconds before a collision. It provides an additional lateral crumple zone, which can help save ...

The new, flagship-worthy safety features are part of the “Lexus Safety System +” package that will be optional on the 2016 RX and across every Lexus model, all of which currently offer speed ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it has improved its precrash safety system by adding a driver-monitoring function that warns of an imminent collision when the driver is not looking straight ahead.

These systems detect an imminent crash through the use of radar, camera or laser technology. Forward collision avoidance may also be called a pre-crash system or a collision mitigation system.