No matter how subtle the styling enhancements are, safety is as luxurious as anything else. Only the highest technology can be expected from high-end luxury cars. Aside from the usual array of stability control, adaptive cruise control and headlights, accident avoidance radar and airbags, the LS 600h L introduces the world’s first driver monitor.

There are two cameras that monitor the driver’s face from atop the steering column for any signs of danger such as being distracted or sleepy. The car also beeps to alert the driver when it is approaching an object. When all else fails, the safety system takes over by tightening the seatbelt, priming the brakes plus the necessary emergency preparations for crashing.