I got a Corolla cross I use this when I come home from my 2nd shift job at 2am it’s been a life saver. I stay alert when I drive, but u never know when your tired. Those Alabama boys did a good job making my car
I don't normally comment and like but this video was honestly exactly what I wanted. Straight to the point, concise and you showed us real world example. Thank you!
I used to drive a 2020 Toyota Corolla with TSS 2.0 and I’m very impressed with it. I usually drive from Santa Clarita to Burbank and vice versa and activate cruise control when there’s no heavy traffic and boy the drive was smooth af.
You should be able to use cruise control even in heavy traffic because it is radar assisted to automatically keep you a certain distance from vehicles in front of you.
@@davidr.wilson8194 I tried doing that whilst on a heavy traffic. At first it was doing great but as I went downhill the vehicles in front me have abruptly slowed down so my car almost hit the car right in front of me.
Lol, I had mine for a few days and was leaving the lane w/o signaling bec I was on the road by myself. It push me back to the center and I panic a little, smh. Then I said Ohhh that's what that do and 😂
Wow! Coming from a 2010 Accord to this new generation technology, I am learning whole new stuff & what my new car is capable of..(I was never a cruise control kind of a person) but with the Corolla, I think I’ll give it a try!🙏🏼
me too, i was never the cruise control type of guy. I used it for the first time today and wow. I just got the car 3 days ago. an upgrade from my unreliable 2014 jetta
I found this feature on my own in my 2023 Prius LE, no one at the dealership told me! Just finished a 440 mile drive, and it drove it's self 98% of the way, (I think it can drive better than me, and I'm coming from over a decade of manual driving enthusiasm!)
Bro same thing happened to me, my wife just got a Toyota and I'm going over all these features the dealer didn't tell us about. The car drives itself it's crazy lol
Ich bin gestern 5 Stunden so gefahren, eine halbvolle wasserflasche in den lenkrad gesteckt und man muss den lenkrad garnicht anfassen! Kommt keine warnsignal! Nur beim LKW überholen musste ich den Lenkrad selber drehen! War richtig entspannte Reise!😁
Got a 23 Camry Se, and it works great! Even on back roads it drives it’s self. Just have to nudge it every 10-15 seconds, then back to driving it’s self👍
Such a great improvement in the lane tracing. I once rented a '21 Corolla and the difference in night and day. That thing would ping pong the lines all the time. One thing I wish they would improve is the acceleration. I wish it'd be more tesla like where, in particular if there is no car to follow, it would accelerate more gently to get to the set speed. In this aspect, the 3.0 works very similar to my TSS 1.5 in my 2019 Camry where it will just get up to speed more quickly, even if it means revving up past 4K RPMs.
Yeah good point. I think there's value in considering the economics and fuel mileage of the car accelerating and stopping on its own compared to someone who drives with fuel efficiency in mind.
1. Ping ponging? I have '21 C-HR and it is driving as smoothely as here, at least on a highway. Maybe you are setting something the wrong way? 2. If you don't like such acceleration I recommend trying out turning on eco mode and then lane tracing.
@@kamlot5005 I "rented" the Corolla. I never had any long term testing with it. But the short time I did test it, I was thoroughly unimpressed. Do know as well that not all 2021 models had the same revision of TSS. It is possible yours was more advanced than the car I was renting.
@@joshuab1707 No it hasn't, TSS 2.0 as well, but I know that there are 2 modes of adaptive cruising: one with keeping the middle of the lane and second one with handling situations when you leave your lane (that looks like ping pong) and at the beginning I also sometimes got unconsciously into the second mode as you probably did.
@@kamlot5005 I see what you mean, maybe I am using exaggerated language, but I do own and daily drive a 2019 Camry with the TSS 1.5 system and only LDA (Land Departure Assist). This Corolla did have the LTA (Lane Tracing Assist). And perhaps if I could revise my statement. Perhaps it was not "ping ponging" (which LDA certainly does as it's not designed to center at all) but it did have trouble centering in the lane and would subtly drift side to side within the lane.
Thanks for the great demonstration of what the Toyota Safety Sense can do. I am thinking of buying a Toyota Highlander and this feature would be great on my turnpike trips.
I have been playing with this too. Lane tracing is best use on a highway like you were on. Trying to use it on rural roads with turn lanes and such can mess up lane trace.
The auto industry has done a terrific job of getting the market to want more luxury and tech options than no one ever knew the wanted or needed. Which is why cars are the highest $ they have ever been and climbing.
Hi Rick, I've been enjoying your videos since the beginning. I love your car and love the videos you make. Can you please make more videos and long vlogs of it as well. thank you. Merry Christmas.
Good video, very informative. Waiting for delivery of my 23 LE so these are really helpful videos. I know this is mundane, but can you do a video loading up the trunk with groceries?
Me also....Ordered a 2023 corolla LE AWD on 3/3/23 and at first the dealer said between 3/6 mths.....Then 3 days later he tells me it is coming in in late February.....Can't wait.
Apparently this is excellent technology especially when you are doing long distance driving like a long road trip. Apparently it reduces driver fatigue
I took a full self driving Tesla for a demo and was blown away with the technology. I drive 43,000 kms /year and it's mostly highway driving and how nice it would be not to constantly be having to do all the input in the car. The problem with the Tesla is insurance (almost doubles my insurance) and being EV battery depletes over time.
It's amazing that this is fitted on base Corollas now, but you've got to pay extra for it on a lot of luxury cars. What is BMW thinking with the heated seat subscriptions in Europe!
Looks like it's revving about 1300 / 1400 rpm at close to 60 miles an hour. To the average Joe like myself, that's good for gas mileage and low engine wear / stress and that's great.
Water bottle test. Place a water bottle with some water in it in the spoke of your steering wheel. If it will balance in the Corolla, I’m not sure, the water bottle will keep that warning from coming back on.😂
get a Comma 3 with Openpilot for your corolla. It will make your corolla more like a tesla and from what I hear the corolla is one of the better platforms to install the system in. I install a comma 3 in my honda accord and it works great.
Very nice to see lane tracing keeps the car reliabialy centered with dynamic cruise on. Question: with TSS 3.0, are we able to have lane tracing assist turned on even with dynamic cruise turned off? If not, does TSS 3.0 have a decent lane keep assist? Thanks!
I just got a 23 Corolla LE last weekend and yes, it does work with the cruise control off but it is not as active. It won't let you leave the lane without the turn signal on but it's a little more swervy.
@KwamtumPshX oh wow that's great news. Thanks for the input! Sounds like the vehicle has lane keep assist on at all times. And lane centering is on when the cruise is set.
@@R56Cooper I'm truly astonished how many features Toyota packed into an entry level car! In many ways it feels revolutionary. The Proactive Driving Assist will actively brake for you if going around a corner too fast or if it senses that you might rear end somebody. Not sure if I'm going to teach my kids how to drive with all the assists on, but I'll have more peace of mind when they are out there, that's for sure!
Compared to my 2017 Corolla, it seems way better. It was honestly awful for whatever version the 2017 had. Also drove a 2023 Sienna which I believe has 3.0 and it was great as well. It can steer for up to 15 seconds I believe at a time before a warning comes up.
LTA would be great if it didn't keep the car planted center on sharper right hand curves, as cars and large trucks coming the other way on the curve often go over the center line on to my side of the road. This is when everyone switches it off so they are not killed.
Thanks for the video! Really great demonstration. Just wondering how the lane tracing performs on bigger turns e.g. 50 degrees, and at higher speeds? Thanks
1:00 Adaptive cruise will come to a stop at a light, and resumes without driver input, if traffic resumes within a few seconds. (not even 15 seconds as proven in the video).
Hey man when you’re driving out of parking lot or red light do you ever notice the shift from the first fixed gear to the CVT, it’s like a legit real shift when the gear clutch goes into the CVT? I notice when you idle for a bit at red light then baby the gas you can feel the shift more than going to around 2k RPM.. it’s pretty cool.
Yeah. It’s a real first shift. You can feel it. Then it goes into CVT mode. It does simulate more shifts if you are going hard (merging onto a highway).
@@rickm8456 I only have 500.. I’m trying to drive it more but there’s soo much snow. I’m just hoping that first fixed gear holds up to at least 60 k. I want to use the Am Soil 0W16 and then I’ve heard they make a legit CVT fluid too as well. Dude check out the am soil cold test vs Mobil 1 RU-vid video.
Also man I had a question when you’re cold starting car in the morning and you leave your drive do you sometimes feel the engagement of the transmission a little bit and then once the tranny is fully warmed up you barely feel it anymore it’s just that ibtual engagement when you first put car into drive leaving the house?
Hi Rick, I have seen a bunch of corolla cross videos and the only two things I wonder about are cabin noise and power. I'm not a speed demon so I don't need sports car speed but every video mentions it's slowness. Does it pass on the freeway if necessary and feel ok going up hills? Then, how about cabin noise. I'm used to a ford ranger small pick-up and was never bothered by road noise. In your video it didn't sound bad at all. What do you think?
Thanks for commenting. So this is a sedan, so I can’t comment on the cross specifically. I can say the 2.0 in the Sedan is plenty of power. As far as road noise for any car goes, it’s all relative. My other car is a 2010 RAV4 with 180,000 miles. Not the quietest so the Corolla seems fine to me. It’s very smooth, but sure there’s probably more road noise then a Camry or higher level car of course. If you aren’t bothered by it now with your Ford Ranger, I don’t think you’re going to really notice it.
Robert, keep in mind that the Corolla Cross has the same 2 liter engine and transmission as the sedan but weighs 400 pounds more than the sedan. That extra weight is why the Cross feels sluggish while driving. The sedan feels quick and nimble on the other hand.
Eureka! Not that you are foolhardy like I am but I have investigated and researched and did the hard work; I now know how to bypass the time restrictions, at least for my 2021 Rav4, on Lane keeping (tracing). As you may know, if you take you hands off of the steering wheel for longer than about six seconds, the bitch in the box warns you to put your hands back onto the steering wheel and TURNS OFF lane tracing. Solution? Buy a small plastic bottle of Pom juice (the one that looks like a two ball snow man), drink the juice and then fill the bottle up with tap water. Place the bottle in the three o'clock position of your steering wheel, with the "waist" of the bottle resting on the cross bar. Test it out. It works for my Rav4, from the PA border all the way to I271 onI90. Look mom, no hands. I just monitored the lane tracing and traffic to stay safe. BE CAREFULL!!! My lane tracing looses concentration when white lines are weak or turn to black from tar. Only works with GOOD ROADS. Remember this song; I do "(All together now, one, two, three) (Keep you mind on your drivin') (Keep you hands on the wheel) (Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead) (We're having fun sitting in the back seat kissing and a-hugging with Fred) "
hi Rick, thank you for this video, this is exactly what I was looking for. But have you tried on a curve yet? I found most cars (except Tesla) auto cancel assistant when there is a big curve
So I got a corolla SE 2023(gas) in April. Has 8500 kms on it while I write this. I get a sound when release my foot off the gas pedal while going on low speeds at around 10-15 km/h. It’s similar to the soUnd a clutch gives out in a manual. I spoke to the dealership. They did an inspection and said that nothing was wrong. Is this normal?
So Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 waits 12/13 seconds before you have to touch the steering wheel. Honda 2021 CRV waits 15 seconds before you have to touch the steering wheel. Honda 2021 CRV system shuts down after 30 seconds. Where Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 shuts down after 21 seconds. Source: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-trrmgpzPVQg.html Any one know how long Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 takes before it shuts down?
Anybody tried comma/open pilot vs tss 3.0? I have tried tss 3.0 in a corolla and was very impressed. But I haven't tried open pilot. I also tried tss 2.5 in a rav4 not impressed at all.
if it only works with a car in front, what happens if the car in front of you makes the yellow light and you have to stop now as the light turns red? will it brake or continue driving disregarding the light?
I disagree, I think the center console is great. Doesn’t have all the unnecessary BS and buttons that most cars do. I think things will keep moving in a minimalist direction with interior designs like Tesla and Corolla
2023. On the LE this is the only option. The cluster has been refreshed for 2023 however. You can change the center info screen to show MPH. But it may not be what you are thinking.
It’s my understanding the 3.0 can see other lanes in front. That would verify with what I’ve experienced. I saw animation on the dash that it saw a car leave my lane for another.
@@bspiderm it does slow down, but what you’re explaining is high or full driving automation. This system isn’t that. Driver input and monitoring is still needed.
Getting the Convenience Package on a 2023 Corolla LE is easier said than done. I wanted BLM in a Corolla LE and the dealer tried but could not get it for me. Evidently, the factory is not putting the BLM option into very many new cars because of the computer chip shortage. Maybe they are saving the computer chips for cars that have BLM as standard equipment.
@@alb.4089 please come to California and show two dealerships how it works, because it’s going back in again, because they can’t get it too work, they must all be stupid too.
@@aryannamavar I contacted an ADAS specialist and instantly said it’s not calibrated, and Toyota dealers don’t know how to do it, so it’s another $200 on a new under warranty expense, I’ll never buy another Toyota. In fact after now putting 400 miles on a Hyundai I’m ordering a new Elantra GT.
Piece of crap safety sense system. I don’t know why Toyota cannot make cars that provide highway hands free driving. Love their cars build quality and I own a Toyota with TSSP
@@rickm8456 that’s why we don’t need a half baked technology in a Corolla. My wife always turns it off while driving. The only thing that is useful is the dynamic cruise with high beam detection. If I’ve to keep holding the steering, then we don’t need that tech, the goal should be reduce the highway driving fatigue by providing increase autonomy with the steering. If I need to put extra attention to keep an eye on steering assistance, we don’t need it as most people will drive the car without issues naturally.
@@arunsubramanian7949 I think it does reduce highway fatigue. But you still need to pay attention, which makes absolute sense. Btw, I rented a 2021 Corolla. My 2023 Corolla with TSS 3.0 is noticeably better.
@@rickm8456 stop and go is like what, 5 or 6 seconds and move a few inches? Sometimes 10 or 20 seconds? I guess it's a good thing they finally removed the below 32 mph limitation, so that's a good start at least, but compared to other brands, especially the one stars with T ( and I mean the basic tier), this seems to be hopelessly behind? I guess I don't understand the thought process going through Toyota headquarters: isn't stop-and-go traffic it's where the self-driving (or assisted driving) is most likely used? I argue most don't mind to drive when there's no car on the road, it is stuck in traffic and have to watch the people in front of you to switching between brake and gas paddles a much needed situation for cruise control
@@ghunterforever it definitely isn’t autonomous driving. But I don’t think it’s supposed to be. For a base model Corolla, it’s impressive. Maybe a level 2. Driver monitoring is needed. Depends how long the “stop” is. It’s not a Tesla and I’m ok with that - I haven’t been too impressed with their fit and finish!