ASV++ Rating of the Japan Preventative Safety Assessment Test have been Attained by Four Toyota and Lexus Models Outfitted wi...
December 01 2016 - 12:24AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Toyota Motor Corporation has earned the top ASV++(1) rating
under the 2016 JNCAP(2) Preventive Safety Performance Assessment
for the Toyota Crown and Prius which are fitted with its Toyota
Safety Sense P collision avoidance support package, as well as the
Lexus GS and RX which are fitted with the Lexus Safety System
+.
ASV++ is the highest rating that was newly established in 2016
JNCAP. Automatic braking evaluation to support collision avoidance
which target pedestrians during daytime was added to the
conventional performance assessments(3), and the ASV++ rating can
be attained by vehicles that obtain high scores. Going forward,
both Toyota and Lexus plan to deploy collision avoidance support
functions which also include pedestrian detection to a wider range
of models.
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Approximately 37%(4) of traffic fatalities(5) in Japan involve
pedestrians. To prevent fatal pedestrian-related traffic accidents,
from 2015 onwards, Toyota rolled out the Toyota Safety Sense P and
Lexus Safety System + packages respectively to support collision
prevention targeting not only just vehicles, but pedestrians as
well. Their prices have been determined at levels which would help
encourage widespread use of the systems. These packages have been
fitted onto nine models within Japan, and there are plans to
successively increase the number of models fitted with these
packages going forward.
Toyota is developing safer vehicles and technologies based on its
Integrated Safety Management concept, an approach that gives
direction to safety technology and vehicle development. Toyota is
also pressing forward with measures that integrate people,
vehicles, and the traffic environment so as to contribute to the
elimination of traffic fatalities and injuries-the ultimate goal of
a society that values mobility.
(1) ASV: Advanced Safety Vehicle
(2) Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP); vehicle safety
information provided by the Japanese Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and the National
Agency for Automotive Safety and Victims' Aid since 1995. The
information comprises results of safety evaluations for
commercially available vehicles based on tests including collision
safety performance tests, pedestrian protection performance tests
and preventive safety performance tests.
(3) Assesses damage reduction braking to avoid collision with the
vehicle in front, lane departure warnings, and rear view
information
(4) Source: National Police Agency, "Occurrence Fatal Traffic
Accidents and Regulation of Road Law Violations in 2015"
(5) Number of fatalities within 24 hours of a traffic accident
About Toyota
Supported by people around the world, Toyota Motor Corporation
(TSE:7203; NYSE:TM), has endeavored since its establishment in 1937
to serve society by creating better products. As of the end of
December 2013, Toyota conducts its business worldwide with 52
overseas manufacturing companies in 27 countries and regions.
Toyota's vehicles are sold in more than 170 countries and regions.
For more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: Toyota
Contact:
Toyota Motor Corporation
Public Affairs Division
Global Communications Department
Tel: +81-3-3817-9926
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