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Safety in a “Smart Mobility Society”
To realize a safe and responsible automobile soci-
ety, Toyota has been developing safety technolo-
gies based on an “Integrated Safety Management
Concept,” that involves a three-pronged, compre-
hensive approach to passengers, cars and trans-
portation systems, in pursuit of a practical safety
strategy with the ultimate aim of zero traffic fatali-
ties and injuries. For Toyota, the “Integrated Safety
Management Concept” is synonymous with vehi-
cle safety. To make cars safer, we concentrate on
integrating safety systems, instead of having them
function independently of each other.
Vehicle-infrastructure cooperative systems use
ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) technology to
establish car-to-car, car-to-pedestrian, and car-to-
road connections. These systems help prevent
accidents and support safe driving environments
by alerting drivers to pertinent information
provided by roadside sensors and other vehi-
cles—information that is unobtainable using a
single vehicle’s sensors alone. Toyota aims to
make vehicle-infrastructure cooperative systems a
reality as soon as possible, and has been working
with government institutions to create standards
for smart road infrastructure to upgrade the trans-
portation environment. We have been conducting
field tests on public roads since 2006 in collabora-
tion with government agencies and other private-
sector companies. Moreover, by the mid-2010s,
we intend to be the first company in the world to
commercialize systems that use the 700 MHz
band to establish connections between people
and cars to support safe driving environments. We
aim to create advanced driving safety systems by
linking the automated safety systems of vehicles.
Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative Systems That Support Driving
Enriching Lives and Building Tomorrow’s Toyota through Innovation
Toyota aims to enrich lives and communities through innovations that make cars safer, more comfortable and more convenient. This will help create a future “Smart Mobility Society” in which cars are highly
economical and energy efficient.
“Integrated Safety Management Concept”
ABS
BA
VSC
TRC
Vehicle Dynamics
Integrated
Management
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS)
Brake Assist
(BA)
Traction Control
(TRC)
Vehicle Stability
Control System
(VSC)
Intelligent Parking
Assist (IPA)
Intelligent
Clearance
Sonar (ICS)
Drive-Start
Control
Back Guide
Monitor
Panoramic View
Monitor
Radar Cruise
Control
Blind Spot
Monitor
(BSM)
Lane Departure
Alert
(LDA)
Automatic High
Beam (AHB)
Night View
Intelligent Adaptive
Front-Lighting
System (AFS)
Adaptive
High-Beam
System (AHS)
Cooperative ITS
Navigation
Coordination
System
Lane Keeping
Assist
(LKA)
Collision
Avoid Dangerous Incidents Mitigate Accident Damage
Damage Mitigation RescueProviding Information & Support Accident Warning & Avoidance
Passenger &
Pedestrian Protection
Basic Functions
Pre-Collision
System
(PCS)
Collision-
Resistant
Body Structure
GOA
Pop-Up
Hood
Automatic Collision
Notification (ACN)
Passive Safety Emergency
Response
Parking Active Safety
Optimal Safety Technology for Each Situation Safety System Coordination
Pre-Collision Safety
Types
Alert
Pre-Collision
Brake Assist
Regular Type:
PCS to help
prevent
rear-end collision
Advanced Type:
PCS to help
prevent collision
with pedestrians
Pre-Collision
Braking
Seatbelts
Airbags
Seats
Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communication
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2
3
Display inside vehicle
Notifies the driver by displaying
the information received from
with beeps
Vehicle
detection sensor
Detects oncoming vehicles
at intersections with poor
visibility when turning right
Pedestrian
detection sensor
Detects pedestrians at the
crosswalk ahead when
turning right
700MHz transceiver
Transmits information regarding
and the on-board unit in the
vehicle turning right
Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication
 Right-turn collision prevention system ()
 Crossing pedestrian recognition enhancement system ()
This service uses roadside infrastructure to detect in real time and notify the drivers of
oncoming vehicles and pedestrians at the crosswalk ahead when turning right.
 Crossing collision prevention system
This service uses direct communication
between vehicles to exchange information
about position and speed.
 Pedestrian existence advisory system
The vehicle communicates with terminals
(transmitters) which are carried by pedestrians
to notify the driver of pedestrians,
including children, elderly persons, and
other road users in support of safe driving.
Transmitter
Frontal
collisions Rear-end collisions Solo vehicle
accidents
Accidents at
intersections Accidents involving
motorcycles/
motorbikes
Accidents
involving
bicycles
Accidents
involving
pedestrians
 Autonomous systems
 Cooperative ITS
Reduction of deaths and injuries
(Present–Future)
20XX
Autonomous systems
Cooperative ITS
Increased
awareness
of people
Accident reduction
Example of Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative ITS (created in December 2013)
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
President’s MessagePresident’s Message
Overview of
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Special FeatureSpecial Feature
Review of OperationsReview of Operations
Consolidated Performance
Highlights
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Highlights
Management and
Corporate Information
Management and
Corporate Information
Investor InformationInvestor Information
Financial SectionFinancial Section
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