{"id":151188,"date":"2026-02-25T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/?post_type=news&p=151188"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:50:27","slug":"toyota-hoche-zaboronyty-vodiyam-vymykaty-systemy-bezpeky-v-avtomobilyah","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/news\/novosti\/toyota-hoche-zaboronyty-vodiyam-vymykaty-systemy-bezpeky-v-avtomobilyah\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota May Ban Drivers from Disabling Safety Systems in Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toyota<\/span><\/span> is considering restricting or fully prohibiting drivers from disabling electronic safety systems in its vehicles, according to New Atlas<\/span><\/span>. The move would affect features that can currently be manually turned off in many models \u2014 from lane-keeping assist to speed limiters and other electronic driver aids.<\/p>\n

Akihiro Sarada, president of Toyota\u2019s software division, said the company is pursuing a \u201czero accidents\u201d goal, referring not only to fatal crashes but to all accidents without exception. According to him, autonomous technologies are an essential component of creating a safer driving environment, and the manufacturer must carefully examine whether drivers should be allowed to disable such systems at all.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the company is considering certain exceptions. One option would allow drivers to temporarily deactivate assistance systems on roads where the software detects no other vehicles or pedestrians, as well as on racetracks. In such conditions, Sarada said, autonomous and manual driving could coexist, preserving room for the \u201cjoy of driving.\u201d<\/p>\n

The debate comes amid mixed attitudes among drivers toward modern assistance systems. Research by AAMI<\/span><\/span> (Crash Index), which analyzed more than 480,000 insurance claims, found that about 69% of drivers disable safety systems because they consider them too intrusive or overly sensitive. Another 23% believe they do not need such features, while 13% simply do not trust them. At the same time, more and more buyers expect an expanded set of electronic driver aids in new vehicles.<\/p>\n

A potential decision by Toyota could have broader implications for the industry. Together with its Lexus<\/span><\/span> brand, the company has previously been among the first manufacturers to introduce restrictions on certain functions, including blocking navigation data input while the vehicle is in motion. If the Japanese automaker makes safety systems effectively mandatory, it could set a new industry standard and push other players to follow suit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":151201,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-151188","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/151188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=151188"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=151188"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=151188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}