Safety Connect
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Safety Connect is a subscription-based telematics
system introduced by Toyota Motor Corporation
in 2009 for its Toyota-branded and Lexus
models. The system provides communications
, roadside assistance, car safety
, remote diagnostics
, and other services. Unlike the earlier Lexus Link
service offered on Lexus models, the Safety Connect system is proprietary and not licensed from GM's OnStar
service. Safety Connect began to be offered on vehicles in the middle of 2009. For Toyota vehicles, the Safety Connect service is offered including the aforementioned features, while Lexus models receive the Lexus Enform telematics system with Safety Connect, adding hands free calling, and destination assistance services. Vehicles equipped with Safety Connect come with a one-year subscription included at purchase, which can then be renewed annually. Following its offering in the U.S., the telematics service will also be available in Brazil
and China
.
These functions utilize Safety Connect's embedded GPS and cellular signaling technology. The automatic collision notification will signal for help if airbag deployment or a collision is detected. Alternatively, the SOS button can be used to contact rescue services. A 24-hour call center with law enforcement linkage also can track the location of a stolen vehicle via the Safety Connect GPS signal. For Lexus Enform with Safety Connect, additional functions added include Destination Assist, eDestination, Flexible Voice Interface, and others. The Enform system allows drivers to pre-select destinations at home and send routes wirelessly from their computer to the vehicle.
The Safety Connect system is based on Toyota's Japanese domestic market subscription-based G-Book
service, which provides emergency assistance, information, wireless, cell phone, and PC linkages, while the Lexus Enform system is derived from G-Link, a telematics service with Lexus call center support, song library, remote access, and other features.
Models that have adopted the Safety Connect system to date, listed by model year
:
Selected models began offering the service in August 2009. Models that have adopted Lexus Enform with Safety Connect:
Telematics
Telematics typically is any integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT...
system introduced by Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation
, , , commonly known simply as Toyota and abbreviated as TMC, is a multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2010, Toyota Motor Corporation employed 317,734 people worldwide, and was the world's largest automobile manufacturer by production.The company was founded by...
in 2009 for its Toyota-branded and Lexus
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
models. The system provides communications
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
, roadside assistance, car safety
Car safety
Automobile safety is the study and practice of vehicle design, construction, and equipment to minimize the occurrence and consequences of automobile accidents. Automobile safety is the study and practice of vehicle design, construction, and equipment to minimize the occurrence and consequences of...
, remote diagnostics
Remote diagnostics
Remote diagnostics is the act of diagnosing a given symptom, issue or problem from a distance. Instead of the subject being colocated with the person or system doing the diagnostics, with remote diagnostics the subjects can be separated by physical distance...
, and other services. Unlike the earlier Lexus Link
Lexus Link
Lexus Link, launched October, 2000, is a subscription-based safety and security service from Lexus. It has been offered as a factory-installed option, available on certain Lexus models , offering call-center-based telematics services to owners with equipped vehicles in the United States and Canada...
service offered on Lexus models, the Safety Connect system is proprietary and not licensed from GM's OnStar
OnStar
OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security, hands free calling, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, Canada and China. A similar service is known as ChevyStar in Latin...
service. Safety Connect began to be offered on vehicles in the middle of 2009. For Toyota vehicles, the Safety Connect service is offered including the aforementioned features, while Lexus models receive the Lexus Enform telematics system with Safety Connect, adding hands free calling, and destination assistance services. Vehicles equipped with Safety Connect come with a one-year subscription included at purchase, which can then be renewed annually. Following its offering in the U.S., the telematics service will also be available in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Technology
Safety Connect includes four primary functions:- Automatic Collision Notification (ACN)
- Emergency Assistance Button (SOS)
- Stolen Vehicle Location (SVL)
- Roadside Assistance
These functions utilize Safety Connect's embedded GPS and cellular signaling technology. The automatic collision notification will signal for help if airbag deployment or a collision is detected. Alternatively, the SOS button can be used to contact rescue services. A 24-hour call center with law enforcement linkage also can track the location of a stolen vehicle via the Safety Connect GPS signal. For Lexus Enform with Safety Connect, additional functions added include Destination Assist, eDestination, Flexible Voice Interface, and others. The Enform system allows drivers to pre-select destinations at home and send routes wirelessly from their computer to the vehicle.
The Safety Connect system is based on Toyota's Japanese domestic market subscription-based G-Book
G-Book
G-Book is a telematics subscription service currently provided by Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan for its Toyota- and Lexus-branded vehicles. G-Book allows users to link with cellphones , personal digital assistants 's, personal computers and G-Book equipped cars across Japan...
service, which provides emergency assistance, information, wireless, cell phone, and PC linkages, while the Lexus Enform system is derived from G-Link, a telematics service with Lexus call center support, song library, remote access, and other features.
Vehicles
Model year
The model year of a product is a number used worldwide, but with a high level of prominence in North America, to describe approximately when a product was produced, and indicates the coinciding base specification of that product....
:
- 2010 Toyota PriusToyota PriusThe Toyota Prius is a full hybrid electric mid-size hatchback, formerly a compact sedan developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation...
- 2010 Toyota 4RunnerToyota 4RunnerThe Toyota 4Runner is a mid-size SUV manufactured by Toyota and sold throughout the world from 1984 to the present. In Japan it was known as the Toyota Hilux Surf...
- 2011 Toyota SiennaToyota SiennaThe Toyota Sienna is a family minivan currently manufactured by Toyota at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana in Princeton, Indiana, United States for the North American market. It replaced the first-generation Previa van in 1997 with a more conventional front wheel drive layout and shares a heavily...
- 2010 Toyota Land CruiserToyota Land CruiserThe is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation. It is not related to the Studebaker Land Cruiser car produced in the US from 1934-1954....
Selected models began offering the service in August 2009. Models that have adopted Lexus Enform with Safety Connect:
- 2010 Lexus HS 250h
- 2010 Lexus RX 350
- 2010 Lexus RX 450h
- 2010 Lexus IS 250/350Lexus ISThe Lexus IS is a series of entry-level luxury cars / compact executive cars sold by Lexus since 1998. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model slotted below the ES in the Lexus lineup...
- 2010 Lexus IS 250/350 CLexus ISThe Lexus IS is a series of entry-level luxury cars / compact executive cars sold by Lexus since 1998. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model slotted below the ES in the Lexus lineup...
- 2010 Lexus ES 350Lexus ESThe Lexus ES series is a family of mid-size luxury sedans sold by Lexus since 1989. Now in its fifth generation, the series has been consistently built on the Toyota Camry platform with a V6 engine, automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive...
- 2010 Lexus GS 350/460/450hLexus ISThe Lexus IS is a series of entry-level luxury cars / compact executive cars sold by Lexus since 1998. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model slotted below the ES in the Lexus lineup...
- 2010 Lexus LS 460/460 LLexus LSThe Lexus LS is a full-size luxury sedan that serves as the flagship model of Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota. Four generations of the sedan have been produced, all equipped with V8 engines and rear-wheel drive, although since 2006 all-wheel drive, hybrid, and long-wheelbase variants have also...
- 2010 Lexus LS 600h L
- 2010 Lexus LX 570Lexus LXThe Lexus LX is a full-size sport utility vehicle sold by Lexus since 1996. Three generations of the Lexus LX have been produced, all based heavily on the long-running Toyota Land Cruiser series of SUVs. The first generation LX 450 debuted in 1996 as Lexus' first entry into the SUV market. Its...
- 2010 Lexus GX 460Lexus GXThe Lexus GX is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North American and Eurasian markets by Lexus. The first generation GX 470 was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in 2002 as a 2003 model, and subsequently became the third SUV to enter Lexus' lineup. The 4.7 L V8...
See also
- Advanced Automatic Collision NotificationAdvanced Automatic Collision NotificationAdvanced Automatic Collision Notification is also known as Advanced Automatic Crash Notification and is the successor to Automatic Collision Notification...
- BMW AssistBMW AssistBMW Assist is a cellular based automotive roadside assistance service offered by BMW. BMW Assist is similar to GM's OnStar or Mercedes-Benz services as they both use the cellular network and Global Positioning telemetry to locate or guide the vehicle...
- GPS trackingGPS trackingA GPS tracking unit is a device that uses the Global Positioning System to determine the precise location of a vehicle, person, or other asset to which it is attached and to record the position of the asset at regular intervals...
- Lexus LinkLexus LinkLexus Link, launched October, 2000, is a subscription-based safety and security service from Lexus. It has been offered as a factory-installed option, available on certain Lexus models , offering call-center-based telematics services to owners with equipped vehicles in the United States and Canada...
- LoJackLoJackThe LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System is an aftermarket vehicle tracking system that allows vehicles to be tracked by police, with the aim of recovering them in case of theft. The manufacturer claims a 90% recovery rate...
- MVEDRMVEDRMVEDR is an acronym for Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder. It is also called EDR or Vehicle Black Box. GM and Ford are known to have released vehicles equipped with MVEDR since 2000.-History:...
- OnStarOnStarOnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security, hands free calling, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, Canada and China. A similar service is known as ChevyStar in Latin...
- G-BookG-BookG-Book is a telematics subscription service currently provided by Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan for its Toyota- and Lexus-branded vehicles. G-Book allows users to link with cellphones , personal digital assistants 's, personal computers and G-Book equipped cars across Japan...
- MyFord TouchMyFord TouchMyFord Touch is an in-car communications and entertainment system developed by the Ford Motor Company and Microsoft. The technology comes factory installed with Ford's product offerings and is based on the Microsoft Auto 4.0 software platform. It is regarded as the next-generation of Ford Sync...
External links
- Lexus Enform with Safety Connect - official site
- Toyota Prius - Safety Connect listing