Toyota and safety go hand-in-hand, which is why Sunnyside Toyota would like to turn your attention to a new division that the Japanese automaker formed last January. The Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center is the new driving force behind the creation of leading-edge safety technologies, and in the last year alone, they've performed a total of 17 research projects with 12 institutions. And if you think that sounds impressive, the newly found division isn't stopping there. Rather, they've recently announced four new projects that will be completed with the help of four new research partners.

Want to know more about Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center's latest initiatives? Sunnyside Toyota, serving the greater Cleveland area, has compiled a list that outlines each project's goal. One look will confirm just how dedicated the Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center is.

Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center Projects At a Glance

-          Abdominal Injury Study: By partnering with Virginia Tech, Toyota hopes to prove that there's a direct connection between abdominal injuries in a car crash and the age of the occupant.
-          Whole Body THUMS Validation: Toyota will team with the University of Virginia to expand the current THUMS modeling system to capture the effects of a car crash on the entire body, rather than specific areas.
-          Task Analytic and Time Series Analysis of Driver Behavior: By enlisting the help of the University of Iowa, Toyota will examine the foot behavior of drivers during the first 30 seconds of driving.
-          THOR Dummy FE Model Creation: Toyota will team with both Virginia Tech and George Washington University to further the advancement of the NHTSA's THOR-NT crash test dummy in order to provide more accurate safety testing in years to come.