Not much else added, though: "The only other change for the 2016 Toyota Prius C lineup is the addition of an option package that includes active safety features like pre-collision warning, lane departure assist, and automatic high beams."
sounds like the "safety sense" package we get on the Auris Hybrid in Europe. On the Auris there's also a camera that looks at traffic signs and shows the speed limit in the dash whenever it recognizes a sign. This turns red when you are over the limit. given that the pre-collision system looks at the distance to the next car, and all hybrids have cruise-control, I wonder if it would have been that hard to include adaptive cruise control - or is this just marketing and they save that for the 2016 Prius? The prius C gear-lever looks like Yaris hyrbid - why didn't they go with the standard 'joystick' that is on other Priuses and the Auris?
How does it work if you decide to drive in the UK? Does it recognise that it's mph? We don't have speed sign recognition in North America yet. I don't know if it's because of the slight variations of signs that we have here. The first two are standard US and Canadian signs. The rest are variations. Typical U.S. speed limit sign Typical Canadian speed limit sign. Most say km/h but it's not standardized. There may be inner city ones that simply say "30". Jasper National Park. One of the speed limit signs near a bridge where mountain goats frequent. It's in km/h Typical sign when you enter a major city because not all streets have speed limit signs. I'm definitely broadbrushing here but it's usually implied that the limit is 50km/h for roads within the city and 60km/h on bridge decks so speed limit signs are usually for values that differ (e.g. if a city road has a speed limit of 60 or 70km/h). If you're in Nunavut, you may see a sign in Inuktitut. "Unggataanuungillutit" Then there's the school zone ones that are different. It's typically 8am-5pm but some provinces or cities have ridiculously complicated speed limits (8-9:30, 11:30-1, 3-5. Good luck trying to program the car's camera to read that and process it) Park limits are also 30km/h but typically in effect from "dawn to dusk" so it varies between seasons OR they have their own hours set by the city. Again, good luck programming the car to process that. Some provinces use a yellow background for off ramp speed limits, others use the same white background but have an extra sign that says "EXIT" above the number. Lastly, U.S. Interstates sometimes have two speed limits - one for general traffic, the other for "trucks" (implied that it's for semi-trailers/juggernauts)
Not sure how they are going to do image recognition on the signs in the US... Maybe Europe is easier in this respect. Here are a couple of Auris pictures of the lidar/camera unit that goes behind the windscreen just in front of the rear-view mirror: [Berline Compacte] - Essai presse de la nouvelle Toyota Auris 2015: Mieux insonorisée et meilleur confort | Hybrid Life : Forum Automobile Hybride or here Probamos el Toyota Auris 2015 hybrid: interior y equipamiento the sensor to the left (in the pictures) is a rain sensor for automatic wipers. That's in the "Comfort" package (the lidar/camera unit is "Safety Sense") of the Auris. Looks like the Lidar/camera unit is made by continental: Continental Corporation -Continental supports “Toyota Safety Sense” with Multi Function Camera and Lidar and also here: Suppliers advance in mass market safety tech
Saw one in person today at RSM Toyota. They have a black and pink model. I wonder how much it would cost to add these trim please if I were to buy them and have them painted another color....
I've seen plenty of these at the dealer, but never one on the road. I really don't know who would buy it.
I have seen a black and green on the road. I am working on adding the trim to mine, with a custom color.
