Let's be more general here.
No one at all has your best interest at heart. Except, err.. maybe your mother.
Having said that, Toyota has been a pretty good, reliable car for millions for decades. I'm a little confused about the recent slam against Toyota in recent days, especially since GM became "Government Motors".. but that's neither here nor there.
None of the car companies computed the cost of killing people vs. savings for safety features. That's alarmist propaganda. Rather, after accidents happen, they're like.. "WTF! Wow, guess we didn't think that one through."
A bunch of that stuff is hind-sight cry-babying.