Advancements in safety research are too important not to share. Along with continually searching for ways to make safe vehicles, we look to apply our safety insights for the benefit of everyone. And a big part of this commitment is our Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC). It’s a state-of-the-art facility that makes our knowledge and our technology readily available to researchers from major universities and safety institutes—and even other companies in the automotive industry. One current focus at CSRC is to find ways we can help make cars safe for people at each stage of life—from infants to teens to mature drivers. Creating safe cars is a good thing. Creating a safe society, even better.
Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection
Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS w/PD) * is designed to help detect a vehicle, pedestrian, bicyclist, or motorcyclist and provide an audio/visual forward-collision warning under certain circumstances. If you don’t react, the system is designed to provide automatic emergency braking.
Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
Intended for highway use, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) * and available Full-Speed Range DRCC, * is an adaptive cruise control system that is designed to be set at speeds above 20 mph and uses vehicle-to-vehicle distance control to help maintain a preset distance from the vehicle ahead of you.
Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist
When white/yellow lane markings or certain road-edge boundary lines are detected at speeds above 30 mph, Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA) * is designed to issue an audio/visual lane departure warning if an inadvertent lane departure is detected. If the driver does not take corrective action, the system is also designed to provide gentle corrective steering for lane-keeping assistance.
Lane Tracing Assist
When Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) or available Full-Speed Range DRCC * are enabled and lane markers are detected, Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) * uses the lines on the road and/or preceding vehicles to provide active driving assistance and help keep the vehicle centered in its lane. While LTA is activated, the available Emergency Driving Stop System (EDSS) is designed to monitor the driver's inputs, such as steering operation. If the EDSS determines the driver is not attentive and the driver does not respond to prompts to resume control of the vehicle, it can bring the vehicle to a stop under certain conditions.
Road Sign Assist
Using an intelligent camera, Road Sign Assist (RSA) * is designed to detect speed limit signs, stop signs, Do Not Enter signs, yield signs and certain warning signs, and display an icon of the sign on the Multi-Information Display (MID).
Automatic High Beams
Automatic High Beams (AHB) * are designed to help you see more clearly at night. At speeds above 21 mph, the AHB system is designed to detect the headlights of oncoming vehicles and taillights of preceding vehicles, then automatically toggle between high and low beams accordingly.
Proactive Driving Assist
When system operating conditions are met, using the vehicle’s camera and radar, Proactive Driving Assist (PDA) * provides gentle braking into curves or gentle braking and/or steering to help support driving tasks such as distance control between your vehicle and a preceding vehicle, pedestrian or bicyclist.
Safety Connect®
Peace of mind for when the unexpected occurs.* Up to 10-year trial of Safety Connect® included.*
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Safety Education
Our Go Safely initiative includes a variety of safety education programs that help develop better drivers of all ages.
Helping families
When research showed that three out of every four child car seats were being installed incorrectly, we decided to respond. Partnering with experts at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, we helped create Buckle Up for Life, a program that educates the entire family on critical behaviors—like always buckling up, and how to install a car seat the right way.
Helping new drivers
It’s a fact that a teenager’s first year of driving will be one of the most dangerous years of their life. And it’s also a fact that teens get most of their driving habits, good and bad, from their parents. Which is why we created TeenDrive365™. With a collection of resources, online tools, safe driving tips, the Mutual Driving Agreement and special teen-driver events across the country, it’s our goal to help you achieve yours: guiding your teen through that first critical year behind the wheel, as well as a lifetime of safe driving.
Helping mature drivers
Our goal is to make the roads we all share safe for drivers of all ages. It’s why we’re proud sponsors of AARP’s Driver Safety Program, the nation’s first and largest driver safety course designed specifically for drivers age 50 and over. Every year, thousands of mature drivers participate in the program both online and in classrooms in all 50 states to keep their driving skills sharp and up-to-date and usually are rewarded with a reduced rate on their insurance.
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