{"id":137310,"date":"2019-06-19T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=137310"},"modified":"2019-06-19T02:45:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T06:45:59","slug":"lexus-adds-advanced-safety-suite-across-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2019\/06\/lexus-adds-advanced-safety-suite-across-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexus Adds Advanced Safety Suite Across the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lexus LSS+ suite of advanced driver assistance systems becomes standard for 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Toyota\u2019s luxury arm will make its Lexus Safety System+ standard on all future models, the automaker announced on Wednesday, a move it said could prevent many crashes and reduce the severity of others.<\/p>\n

The move comes a week after sibling brand Toyota announced it will introduce two all-new safety features on its 2020 line-up, including one system designed to prevent potentially deadly vehicle rollaways.<\/p>\n

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Product News!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The industry, as a whole, has begun integrating new advanced driver assistance systems on more and more vehicles, often as standard features. That is expected to save thousands of lives and prevent even more injuries, according to safety advocates.<\/p>\n

(New Toyota safety tech could prevent rollaways. <\/em>Click Here<\/span><\/a> for more.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>There were 4.5 million motor vehicles crashes in the U.S. in 2017, according to the most recent data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Where the first wave of safety gear, such as seatbelts and airbags, were designed to reduce the likelihood of injuries when a collision occurs, the latest generation of technologies, such as forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, move the ball forward.<\/p>\n

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Some Lexus models will offer additional ADAS technology, whether as standard or option.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are working toward preventing crashes before they happen,\u201d said David Christ, group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division. \u201cThat’s why we have developed some of the most advanced safety features on the road today, and now those systems will be standard equipment on every model we sell.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are four key technologies in the Lexus Safety System+:<\/p>\n