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Toyota bringing advanced ITS technology to mass-market models

By the end of 2015, Toyota will make a new intelligent transportation system (ITS) safety package available on three models in Japan. The package, named ITS Connect, uses Japan's standardised ITS frequency of 760 MHz to receive and share data transmitted by external infrastructure and other vehicles. ITS Connect uses vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication to provide drivers with the kind of safety information that cannot be picked up by onboard sensors. This includes
October 1, 2015 Read time: 1 min
By the end of 2015, 1686 Toyota will make a new intelligent transportation system (ITS) safety package available on three models in Japan. The package, named ITS Connect, uses Japan's standardised ITS frequency of 760 MHz to receive and share data transmitted by external infrastructure and other vehicles.

ITS Connect uses vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication to provide drivers with the kind of safety information that cannot be picked up by onboard sensors. This includes traffic signal information and information about the presence of vehicles and pedestrians in blind spots, such as right turn collision caution, red light caution and signal change advisory. V2V communications include communicating radar cruise control and emergency vehicle notification.

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