10 October 2002: Toyota will exhibit advanced safety systems and driver-assist technologies as part of its vision of an ITS-facilitated world at the 9th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (Oct. 14-17) in Chicago.

The company will display a concept car based on the Lexus LS 430 and equipped with the latest ITS features, including Toyota's Pre-Crash Safety system - meant to reduce collision injury by foreseeing unavoidable collisions; Night View - for enhancing driver vision at night; and a Back Guide Monitor - which makes backup parking easier.

The ITS World Congress is jointly sponsored by ITS promotional organizations representing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The inaugural congress took place in Paris in 1994 and each year the host site is rotated among the three regions, being held in Sydney last year and in Italy's Turin the year before.