Scangauge would be a great tire pressure monitor

You mean like this . . .

Attn: ScanGauge II Owners! Individual tire TPMS data! | PriusChat

 

Bob,

Greetings from the distant past. I think the last thing we discussed was pending federal regulation to require all hybrids to make noise at low speeds. I can tell from the sound of my wife's 2021 Prime that we lost on that one.

This is an old thread, but I thought I'd reply.

Using the Scangauge for monitoring tire pressure is both easy and practical on the newer model, the Scangauge 3. That one will read the Xgauge codes automatically, and can display up to 27 different gauges, 9 per page, 3 pages. The upshot is that I've set up my last page of gauges to monitor tire pressure and temperature.

Scangauge also now lists the Xgauge codes, for use on the models where you have to enter those manually:
» TOYOTA – LEXUS – SCION

Chris Hogan

 

I hear that. Took me a while to get use to the broad A-pillars..

The Prime has some sort of forward-looking collision warning, that in theory will pick up pedestrians and bicyclists in addition to cars.

I know it'll pick up a stopped object straight ahead of you, but I'm not sure how useful it is for avoiding pedestrians while cornering.

OK, it's useless for avoiding striking a pedestrian while turning. The manual says it will not issue a warning "When a detectable object is not
directly in front of your vehicle"

So, point taken.

The car now makes noise for the safety of blind pedestrians in parking lots. It's not clear that addressed the biggest low-speed pedestrian safety issue for the car.

Maybe if I get motivated, I'll download that National Highway Transportation Safety Administration dataset that I used for the analysis of Prius pedestrian collisions, and see if there is any apparent excess risk of driver's side pedestrian collisions in a Prius.

 

It’s not just the blind; cars can be approaching from the side or behind, and nobody has foolproof radar alertness.