Value has long been a hallmark for Toyotas, and their features-per-dollar appeal increases as Toyota Safety Sense (or TSS for short) technologies spread across the automaker's lineup. Toyota Safety Sense bundles modern driver aids and automated safety systems. These features help ease the work you do behind the wheel and can intervene in dangerous road situations. Nearly every 2021 Toyota model includes TSS. Here's how TSS works, the features it includes, and which models come with it.

Toyota Safety Sense works using hardware and software integrated into the vehicle. In terms of hardware, a camera mounted at the top of the windshield behind the rearview mirror provides a view of the road ahead. That's supplemented by a radar sensor, typically positioned in the grille or front bumper. There may also be radar sensors at the rear of the vehicle that, along with other sensors,  monitors the vehicle's surroundings. You have control over some TSS features, while others remain poised in the background to react in emergency situations.

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