1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

New 2016 Prius C Persona Series will go on sale this December.

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by DKTVAV, Oct 16, 2015.

  1. DKTVAV

    DKTVAV Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2012
    510
    101
    0
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Four
    Looks cool.

    **Don't just link to artices, include some of it, site rules**


     
    #1 DKTVAV, Oct 16, 2015
    PLSPUSH and ftl like this.
  2. ftl

    ftl Explicator

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2009
    1,812
    790
    0
    Location:
    Long Island NY
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Three
    Not much else added, though:
    "The only other change for the 2016 Toyota Prius C lineup is the addition of an option package that includes active safety features like pre-collision warning, lane departure assist, and automatic high beams."
     
    #2 ftl, Oct 16, 2015
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,849
    16,083
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    That's a good start to separate it from other vehicles of its size and class.
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, Oct 17, 2015
    orenji likes this.
  4. awallin

    awallin New Member

    Joined:
    May 15, 2015
    15
    4
    2
    Location:
    helsinki, finland
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    sounds like the "safety sense" package we get on the Auris Hybrid in Europe.
    On the Auris there's also a camera that looks at traffic signs and shows the speed limit in the dash whenever it recognizes a sign. This turns red when you are over the limit.
    given that the pre-collision system looks at the distance to the next car, and all hybrids have cruise-control, I wonder if it would have been that hard to include adaptive cruise control - or is this just marketing and they save that for the 2016 Prius?

    The prius C gear-lever looks like Yaris hyrbid - why didn't they go with the standard 'joystick' that is on other Priuses and the Auris?
     
    #4 awallin, Oct 17, 2015
  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,849
    16,083
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    How does it work if you decide to drive in the UK? Does it recognise that it's mph?

    We don't have speed sign recognition in North America yet. I don't know if it's because of the slight variations of signs that we have here. The first two are standard US and Canadian signs. The rest are variations.

    [​IMG]
    Typical U.S. speed limit sign

    [​IMG]

    Typical Canadian speed limit sign. Most say km/h but it's not standardized. There may be inner city ones that simply say "30".



    [​IMG]

    Jasper National Park. One of the speed limit signs near a bridge where mountain goats frequent. It's in km/h

    [​IMG]

    Typical sign when you enter a major city because not all streets have speed limit signs. I'm definitely broadbrushing here but it's usually implied that the limit is 50km/h for roads within the city and 60km/h on bridge decks so speed limit signs are usually for values that differ (e.g. if a city road has a speed limit of 60 or 70km/h).

    [​IMG]

    If you're in Nunavut, you may see a sign in Inuktitut. "Unggataanuungillutit"

    [​IMG]

    Then there's the school zone ones that are different. It's typically 8am-5pm but some provinces or cities have ridiculously complicated speed limits (8-9:30, 11:30-1, 3-5. Good luck trying to program the car's camera to read that and process it)

    Park limits are also 30km/h but typically in effect from "dawn to dusk" so it varies between seasons OR they have their own hours set by the city. Again, good luck programming the car to process that.

    Some provinces use a yellow background for off ramp speed limits, others use the same white background but have an extra sign that says "EXIT" above the number.

    Lastly, U.S. Interstates sometimes have two speed limits - one for general traffic, the other for "trucks" (implied that it's for semi-trailers/juggernauts)
     
    #5 Tideland Prius, Oct 18, 2015
  6. awallin

    awallin New Member

    Joined:
    May 15, 2015
    15
    4
    2
    Location:
    helsinki, finland
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Not sure how they are going to do image recognition on the signs in the US... Maybe Europe is easier in this respect.

    Here are a couple of Auris pictures of the lidar/camera unit that goes behind the windscreen just in front of the rear-view mirror:
    [Berline Compacte] - Essai presse de la nouvelle Toyota Auris 2015: Mieux insonorisée et meilleur confort | Hybrid Life : Forum Automobile Hybride
    or here
    Probamos el Toyota Auris 2015 hybrid: interior y equipamiento

    the sensor to the left (in the pictures) is a rain sensor for automatic wipers. That's in the "Comfort" package (the lidar/camera unit is "Safety Sense") of the Auris.

    Looks like the Lidar/camera unit is made by continental:
    Continental Corporation -Continental supports “Toyota Safety Sense” with Multi Function Camera and Lidar
    and also here:
    Suppliers advance in mass market safety tech
     
    #6 awallin, Oct 18, 2015
  7. TC400

    TC400 Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2012
    751
    169
    0
    Location:
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    Three
    Can't wait to see some part #s for the mirrors and rims lol!
     
    #7 TC400, Oct 18, 2015
  8. orenji

    orenji Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2013
    5,884
    3,486
    0
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    Saw one in person today at RSM Toyota. They have a black and pink model. I wonder how much it would cost to add these trim please if I were to buy them and have them painted another color....(n)(y)
     
    #8 orenji, Feb 13, 2016
  9. firstrival

    firstrival Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2012
    102
    41
    0
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius c
    Model:
    One
    I've seen plenty of these at the dealer, but never one on the road. I really don't know who would buy it.
     
    #9 firstrival, Mar 21, 2016
  10. orenji

    orenji Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2013
    5,884
    3,486
    0
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    I have seen a black and green on the road. I am working on adding the trim to mine, with a custom color. :)
     
    #10 orenji, Mar 21, 2016
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)