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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Although “green” vehicles are attracting a lot of attention these days because of a growing interest in environmental issues, safety systems are even more important. Vehicles, often weighing more than ...