Safety Connect

Overhead module of Lexus IS 250 with Safety Connect emergency assistance (SOS) button

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.[1] For Toyota vehicles, the Safety Connect service is offered including the aforementioned features as part of the Toyota Entune telematics package, while Lexus models receive the Lexus Enform telematics system with Safety Connect, adding hands free calling, and destination assistance services.

In the U.S., vehicles equipped with Safety Connect come with a one-year subscription included at purchase, which can then be renewed annually.[2] All Lexus vehicles sold in the U.S. which are model year 2018 or newer (with the exception of the 2018 GX 460) come with a 10-year complimentary subscription included at purchase.[3] Following its offering in the U.S., the telematics service will also be available in Brazil and China.[4]

  1. ^ "TMS Announces Telematics Programs: Safety Connect Available on Select Models in 2009" (Press release). U.S.: Toyota. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. ^ "Toyota Tries Proprietary Telematics". Wards Auto. U.S. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  3. ^ "Lexus Enform". U.S.: Lexus. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference enform was invoked but never defined (see the help page).