Toyota Safety Sense on the Prado brakes for cyclists in every test

ANCAP's rating of the new Toyota Prado, published on 13 December 2024, found that its braking avoided or mitigated collisions in every cyclist test. It scored 8.57 of 9 for cyclists.

  • Not rated society

    Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists stand to gain, but ANCAP reports track tests and no crash outcomes.

Depth runs from 1, a convenience or time saved, to 5, a life or a livelihood preserved.

Status
Reported benefit.
Evidence

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Two independent assessment reports support the benefit.

The system’s part
Not isolated. ANCAP tested the Prado with its systems on and ran no test without them, so the scores describe the systems on the track. ANCAP names the system Toyota Safety Sense and reports which road users it detects. It does not describe the sensors or how the system recognizes road users, and the report does not show that the detection learns from data.
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Benefit type
Increased Product Safety
System
Toyota Safety Sense (autonomous emergency braking), as fitted to the Toyota Prado (2024)
Made by
Toyota
Used by
Toyota (standard on the Prado)
Where
Australia and New Zealand
Stage
In routine use
Date
, when the source was published
Kind
Aggregate result
Broad benefit
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events, Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Collections
Scrutiny and findings, Cross-border records
Last revised
1 November 2026

Sources

  1. Assessment report, by authors with no tie to the system.

    ANCAP. Safety rating technical report, Toyota Prado (250 Series, November 2024 onwards, all variants). Rating published December 2024, updated December 2025.

    GOOD performance was seen in AEB Cyclist test scenarios with collisions avoided or mitigated in all tests, including in turning scenarios.

  2. Assessment report, by authors with no tie to the system.

    ANCAP. Toyota Prado and Kia EV5 deliver top safety performance, while vehicle performance differences hamper Suzuki Swift. Media release, 13 December 2024.

    The Prado is equipped with active collision avoidance features capable of detecting other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, with Good performance recorded across the majority of on-track test scenarios.

Details

AI system

Workflow

Automatic emergency braking for vulnerable road users is standard on all Prado variants. The braking for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists works from 5 to 80 km/h.

Follow-up

Conditions for replication

The rating applies to all 250 Series Prado variants. Reverse braking for pedestrians is off at the start of a journey and was not tested.

Entry details

Sector

Road vehicle crash avoidance.

Purpose

Toyota built Toyota Safety Sense to warn the driver and brake automatically when a collision with a vehicle, pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist is likely.

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Cite this record

Peter H. Vartanian. (2026). Toyota Safety Sense on the Prado brakes for cyclists in every test (AIBD-0974). Artificial Intelligence Benefits Database, edition of 1 November 2026. https://petervartanian.xyz/aibd/records/AIBD-0974.html (archived at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AADSII, version 7.0)

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