What Is Subaru EyeSight?

Subaru’s suite of driver-assistance features uses two forward-facing cameras.

Jared Gall | 

Mar 25, 2022 | 2 min read

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Updated June 4, 2025

As advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) become more widely available — and, in many cases, standard — it can be tough to figure out what automakers' individual names for the various technologies actually mean. In the case of Subaru, ADAS tech falls under the EyeSight umbrella.

EyeSight is enabled by two or three — depending on the vehicle — color video cameras mounted high on the windshield near the rearview mirror, possibly informing the "sight" part of the name.

The automaker also offers additional safety tech, such as blind-spot monitoring and rear-cross-traffic alert, but it isn't technically part of the EyeSight system.

Subaru EyeSight Has Three Primary Features

All Subaru EyeSight systems have the same basic functions:

1. Adaptive cruise control watches for other traffic ahead of the Subaru in the same lane and reduces your vehicle's speed to maintain a safe following distance. On vehicles with the latest iteration of EyeSight, the technology can bring the Subaru to a complete stop if necessary.
2. Lane-keeping assist is designed to help you stay safely within your lane, similar to how adaptive cruise control helps maintain a safe distance from other vehicles. This system uses cameras to monitor lane markings on the road. If you start to drift out of your lane or onto the shoulder, your Subaru will first emit a warning sound. If you continue to drift, the system will apply slight steering adjustments to keep your vehicle centered in its lane.
3. Pre-collision braking is Subaru's name for the tech widely known as automated emergency braking. If the EyeSight cameras detect an obstacle in your path, the system can automatically apply the brakes to prevent an impact. Subarus with a third camera can also spot pedestrians and cyclists. Pre-collision throttle management is a supplementary function that reduces engine power so that the brakes aren't fighting against the engine to bring the vehicle to a stop.

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All Current Subarus Come With EyeSight

EyeSight is standard on every 2025 Subaru, from the Forester SUV to the BRZ sports coupe to the Outback station wagon to the three-row Ascent and everything in between.

Additional safety technologies, such as blind-spot monitoring, are standard on some models and optional on others.

Subaru EyeSight Gets High Safety Scores

EyeSight earned "Good" ratings in crash avoidance from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) on every single model in the Subaru lineup, helping the Solterra qualify for Top Safety Pick+ honors. The Ascent, Forester, Outback, and WRX ranked one step down as Top Safety Picks.

And according to research from the Highway Loss Data Institute, a sibling organization to the IIHS, EyeSight with pedestrian detection reduces the likelihood of a pedestrian strike that leads to an insurance claim by 35%.

Jared Gall

A lifelong car geek, Jared got his start in the automotive industry as a teenager when his high school counselor harangued Car and Driver magazine until they gave him an internship mostly so she'd leave them alone. Once his foot was in the door, he proved difficult to shake, spending nearly 20 years at C/D and rising to executive editor before leaving to pursue a quieter life in rural northern Michigan. He has also written for MotorTrend, Cars.com, and Edmunds. When he's not poking at his keyboard, he's often in his garage, shivering under a collection of project cars that includes a big-block Chevelle and a turbocharged Subaru Baja.