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Airbag(s) mounted to the exterior of vehicles, so-called "pedestrian airbags", are designed to reduce injuries in the event of a vehicle to a pedestrian collision. [100] When a collision is detected the airbag will deploy and cover hard areas, such as a-pillars [ 101 ] and bonnet edges, before they can be struck by the pedestrian. [ 102 ]
ACRS used impact sensors mounted in the vehicle's front bumper in order to deploy the airbags, one of which was installed in a unique four-spoke steering wheel, and the other installed in the dashboard on the passenger side of the vehicle. The passenger-side airbag was a "dual-stage" airbag, meaning that the impact sensors determined the force ...
However, active safety is increasingly being used to describe systems that use an understanding of the state of the vehicle to both avoid and minimise the effects of a crash. These include braking systems, like brake assist , traction control systems and electronic stability control systems, that interpret signals from various sensors to help ...
New cars have so many airbags that they’re beginning to rival a political convention.
BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. because they are equipped with airbag inflators that can explode, leading to a potentially serious injury or death. The ...
Toyota is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs in the United States due to a possible defect that could cause the passenger airbag to fail to deploy in a crash.
The first airbag was also installed in a Japanese car, the Honda Legend, in 1987. [57] In 1988, Chrysler was the first United States company to install standard driver's side air bags, in six of its passenger models. [58] In 1989, Chrysler became the first U.S. auto manufacturer to install driver-side air bags in all its domestic-built ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it will not seek an immediate recall of airbag inflators in about 50 million U.S. vehicles assembled by ...