2027 Ram 1500 Safety & Driver-Assist Features
Every 2027 Ram 1500 comes standard with Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning Plus, Pedestrian Emergency Braking, the Active Lane Management system, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Path and Trailer Detection, ParkSense front and rear park assist with automatic reverse stop, a ParkView rear back-up camera and Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go.¶ That equipment list is the same whether you order a Tradesman work truck or a Tungsten flagship — Ram builds the 1500 with more than 100 standard and available safety and security features.
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
Standard Safety Equipment on Every 2027 Ram 1500
Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning Plus uses forward-facing radar and camera sensors to watch traffic ahead. If the system predicts a frontal impact it delivers visual alerts in the digital driver display and an audible warning in the cabin, and it can apply the brakes automatically if the driver does not react in time. Pedestrian Emergency Braking works through the same sensor set, scanning for pedestrians and cyclists in the truck’s path.
Active Lane Management reads lane markings and applies subtle steering inputs if the truck begins to drift without a turn signal. For drivers running Phelan Road or climbing the Cajon Pass on I-15, that is continuous lane-keeping oversight on exactly the roads where High Desert commuters spend the most time.
ParkSense front and rear park assist uses ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles the mirrors miss, and can stop the truck automatically when reversing toward one. The ParkView rear back-up camera displays dynamic gridlines on the center touchscreen to guide parking and trailer alignment.
Standard on Every Trim, Tradesman Through Tungsten¶
| Standard Safety Feature | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning Plus | Monitors traffic ahead with radar and camera sensors, warns the driver visually and audibly, and can apply the brakes automatically if the driver does not react in time |
| Pedestrian Emergency Braking | Uses the same forward-facing sensor set to scan for pedestrians and cyclists in the truck’s path |
| Active Lane Management System | Reads lane markings and provides steering assistance to help keep the truck centered in its lane |
| Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Path and Trailer Detection | Watches the blind spot zones beside the truck and extends coverage along the length of a connected trailer |
| ParkSense Front and Rear Park Assist with automatic reverse stop | Detects obstacles ahead of and behind the bumpers and can stop the truck automatically when reversing toward one |
| ParkView Rear Back-Up Camera with dynamic gridlines | Displays the area behind the truck with guidelines that assist parking and trailer alignment |
| Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go | Holds a driver-set speed and following distance, and can bring the truck to a stop and resume in traffic |
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
Cited Source: Ram — 2027 Ram 1500 feature descriptions and safety feature count | 2027 Ram 1500 Laramie and Limited Monroney window stickers — standard-equipment listings
Stepping Up: Available Driver-Assist Technology
The most useful question on a 2027 Ram 1500 is not which trim has safety equipment — it’s which equipment requires stepping up. The active-braking, lane-management, blind-spot and parking systems above are already on the base truck. What the upper trims and option groups add is the next tier: intersection awareness, driver-attention monitoring and hands-free highway driving.¶
Two equipment groups carry most of that content. On the Laramie, the Advanced Safety Group II bundles intersection and attention features together. On the Limited and Limited Longhorn, the same features arrive inside the Limited Level A Equipment Group. In both cases they are optional equipment, not standard trim content — worth knowing before you assume a loaded-looking truck has them.
Available Driver-Assist Features and Where They Come From¶
| Driver-Assist Feature | What It Does | How You Get It |
|---|---|---|
| 360° Surround View Camera | Displays a composite bird’s-eye view around the truck for tight lots and job sites | Standard on Limited, Limited Longhorn, RHO and Tungsten; newly available on Laramie and Rebel with the Level 1 Equipment Group |
| Intersection Collision Assist System | Sounds an audible warning and can apply automatic emergency braking for cross-traffic and left-turn conflicts | Advanced Safety Group II on Laramie; Limited Level A Equipment Group on Limited and Limited Longhorn |
| Evasive Steering Assist | Adds steering support to help move into the next clear lane when the driver swerves to avoid a frontal collision | Advanced Safety Group II on Laramie; Limited Level A Equipment Group on Limited and Limited Longhorn |
| Drowsy Driver Detection | Detects signs of drowsiness behind the wheel and sends audible and visual alerts | Advanced Safety Group II on Laramie; Limited Level A Equipment Group on Limited and Limited Longhorn |
| Traffic Sign Recognition | Displays detected road sign information in the Digital Cluster Display, or the Head-Up Display if equipped | Advanced Safety Group II on Laramie; Limited Level A Equipment Group on Limited and Limited Longhorn |
| Active Driving Assist (hands-on) | Combines adaptive cruise control with continuous lane centering while the driver keeps hands on the wheel | Standard on Limited; Advanced Safety Group II on Laramie |
| Hands-Free Active Driving Assist | Manages speed, following distance and lane centering hands-free on approved highways | Standard on Tungsten; Limited Level A Equipment Group on Limited; a standalone option on Laramie; available on RHO and Limited Longhorn |
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
For the full lineup and what separates each trim, see our Ram 1500 trim levels and pricing guide, and for engine, towing and payload detail see the 2027 Ram 1500 performance, towing and payload breakdown.
Cited Source: Ram — available driver-assist system descriptions | 2027 Ram 1500 Laramie Monroney window sticker — Advanced Safety Group II contents | 2027 Ram 1500 Limited Monroney window sticker — standard equipment and Limited Level A Equipment Group contents | cars.com — 2027 surround-view camera standard-equipment changes
Intersection Collision Assist and Evasive Steering Assist
Busy cross streets produce some of the least predictable situations a driver faces. Standard forward collision warning watches the vehicle directly ahead; the available Intersection Collision Assist System widens that envelope sideways to include cross traffic and left-turn conflicts. When it detects danger, the system sounds an audible warning and can apply automatic emergency braking to mitigate the collision.¶ Pulling onto Bear Valley Road near Victor Valley College or turning left across multiple lanes is exactly the scenario the system was built for.
The available Evasive Steering Assist complements it from the other direction. If Forward Collision Warning flags a frontal risk and the driver initiates a swerve, the system helps steer the truck into the next clear lane rather than leaving the maneuver entirely to the driver’s input.
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
Cited Source: Ram — Intersection Collision Assist and Evasive Steering Assist descriptions
Hands-Free Driving on the I-15
Hands-Free Active Driving Assist is Ram’s Level 2 system, and it does what the name says: on approved roadways the truck maintains a set speed and following distance and handles lane-centering steering while the driver keeps their eyes on the road and hands off the wheel.¶ Ram publishes a TomTom-based map of the roads where it operates, and the system reverts to hands-on operation off those roads.
Standard On
Tungsten
Available On
RHO, Laramie, Limited, Limited Longhorn
Requires
A Hands-Free Active Driving Assist Ram Connect subscription — a three-year trial followed by a paid subscription
A driver-monitoring camera verifies the driver is present, looking at the road and not drowsy. If attention lapses, the indicator lights shift from green to yellow and then to red, the driver’s seat vibrates as part of the escalating alert, and if the driver still does not respond the system performs a stop-in-lane maneuver and attempts an emergency call through the Assist and SOS system. One detail worth knowing before you buy: the system will not engage with a trailer connected.
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
Cited Source: Ram — Hands-Free Active Driving Assist availability, subscription requirement, attention monitoring and escalation behavior
How Blind Spot Monitoring Accounts for a Trailer
Hooking up a travel trailer, boat or equipment rig creates blind spots that side-mirror radar alone cannot cover. The Ram 1500’s standard Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Path and Trailer Detection handles this by extending its detection zone to the length of what you are towing.¶
In automatic mode, rear-mounted radar sensors detect that a trailer is attached and estimate its length as you drive, stepping the blind spot zone out in increments to a maximum coverage of 39.5 feet behind the truck. You can also set the zone manually through Uconnect settings and leave it at maximum length. When a vehicle enters the expanded zone beside the truck or alongside the trailer, an amber icon illuminates in the corresponding side mirror; signal a turn with a vehicle in that zone and the system adds an audible warning inside the cabin.
How the Blind Spot Zone Adjusts to Trailer Length¶
| Detected Trailer Length | Blind Spot Zone Setting |
|---|---|
| Up to 10 ft | Zone adjusts to 10 ft |
| 10 ft to 20 ft | Zone adjusts to 20 ft |
| 20 ft to 30 ft | Zone adjusts to 30 ft |
| 30 ft to 39.5 ft | Zone adjusts to maximum distance |
Trailer length is determined within approximately three feet of actual length, so a trailer near a boundary may fall into the next zone up.
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
Cited Source: Mopar Owner’s Manual — Trailer Merge Assist automatic trailer detection and length-based blind spot zones | cars.com — maximum trailer coverage dimensions
Ram 1500 Safety Recognitions: IIHS and NHTSA Results
Two independent bodies test the Ram 1500, and they measure different things. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates vehicles test by test rather than issuing one overall score, with Good the highest rating and Poor the lowest. Here is the complete published picture for the Ram 1500 Crew Cab, including where it falls short:
IIHS Ratings — 2027 Ram 1500 Crew Cab¶
| IIHS Evaluation | Rating | What It Measures | Applies To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small overlap front (driver and passenger side) | Good | A 40 mph impact where 25% of the vehicle’s width strikes a rigid barrier | 2025–27 models |
| Side: updated test | Good | An SUV-like rig striking the driver side at 37 mph | 2019–27 models |
| Moderate overlap front: updated test | Poor | A 40 mph offset impact scored with a dummy in the rear seat behind the driver | 2025–27 models |
| Front crash prevention: pedestrian | Good | Automatic braking performance against pedestrian targets, day and night | 2022–27 models, standard system |
| Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0 | Marginal | Automatic braking performance against vehicle targets under the updated protocol | 2025–27 models, standard system |
| Headlights | Good / Acceptable | Illumination on straightaways and curves, rated per headlamp type | Varies by trim and headlamp type |
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
The small overlap and updated side results show a structure that holds up well in the two tests most associated with serious injury. The Poor result in the updated moderate overlap front test reflects IIHS criteria that weight rear-seat occupant protection, an area where much of the full-size pickup segment has been marked down. The pedestrian front crash prevention system earns a Good rating as standard equipment, while the vehicle-to-vehicle evaluation under the newer 2.0 protocol comes in Marginal.
NHTSA runs a separate program — frontal, side and rollover crash tests scored one to five stars — and its results depend on which cab you order. NHTSA has not posted results specific to the 2027 model year; the current published set covers the mechanically identical 2026 truck in both rear- and four-wheel drive:
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings by Cab Configuration
| NHTSA Evaluation | Crew Cab | Quad Cab |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Vehicle Score | 4 stars | 5 stars |
| Frontal crash | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Side crash | 5 stars | 5 stars |
| Rollover | 4 stars | 4 stars |
The component scores are identical across both cabs, so the one-star difference in Overall Vehicle Score is worth explaining: NHTSA calculates that score from the underlying injury probabilities behind the frontal and side results plus a projected rollover injury probability — not by averaging the stars. Shoppers comparing a specific configuration can confirm current results on NHTSA’s vehicle ratings site.
If you are cross-shopping, our 2026 Ram 1500 vs. F-150 vs. Silverado comparison puts these results side by side with the segment.
Cited Source: IIHS — 2027 Ram 1500 Crew Cab ratings | IIHS — large pickup class summary and test descriptions | NHTSA — 5-Star Safety Ratings program and Overall Vehicle Score methodology | KBB, US News, CarGurus — published NHTSA star results by cab configuration
Common Questions About 2027 Ram 1500 Safety
Is automatic emergency braking standard on all 2027 Ram 1500 models?
Yes. Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning Plus with active braking is standard equipment on every 2027 Ram 1500, from Tradesman to Tungsten. It alerts the driver visually and audibly when a collision is predicted and can apply the brakes if the driver does not react in time.
What is the difference between Adaptive Cruise Control and Hands-Free Active Driving Assist?
Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go is standard on every 2027 Ram 1500 and manages speed and following distance while you steer. Hands-Free Active Driving Assist is a Level 2 system that also handles lane-centering steering, allows hands-off operation on approved highways, and requires a Ram Connect subscription.
How does Drowsy Driver Detection alert the driver?
Drowsy Driver Detection monitors for signs of drowsiness behind the wheel and sends audible and visual alerts prompting the driver to take a break. It arrives in the Advanced Safety Group II on the Laramie and in the Limited Level A Equipment Group on the Limited and Limited Longhorn.
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.
See the 2027 Ram 1500 Safety Tech at Victorville Motors
Whether you need a work truck with standard automatic braking or a crew cab with hands-free highway driving, the 2027 Ram 1500 carries its core safety suite on every configuration. Our team at Victorville Motors can walk you through which option groups actually change what’s on the truck — and which features are already there on the trim you’re considering.
For a wider look at the truck, start with our 2027 Ram 1500 overview or browse the rest of our Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram research library.
Disclaimers
¶ Driver-assist and safety systems are supplemental aids and are not a substitute for safe, attentive driving. Their effectiveness depends on weather, road, and traffic conditions and other factors. Always obey traffic laws and stay attentive to the road. See your owner’s manual for system details and limitations.