Defective airbags made by Takata have been tied to 12 deaths and more than 180 injuries in the United States alone. The ensuing recall — the largest in automotive history — has turned out to ...

The German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG is taking this idea seriously, developing airbags that would inflate on a vehicle's exterior to make it even safer.

If you're in an accident where your airbags deploy, you might think it's curtains for your car. That may not necessarily be the case. Here's what we know.

To ensure the reliability of the technology, ZF developed a system that uses car-based cameras, radar, and lidar in combination with software that works out when to deploy the airbag. “The ...

If you ever wanted to protect your car with bubble-wrap, German supplier ZF has the feature you’ve been waiting for. A new airbag that deploys from the side of a vehicle before a collision can ...

A U.S. auto safety regulator warned car owners to avoid cheap, substandard replacement airbag inflators after the automotive parts were tied to three deaths and two life-altering injuries in the ...

2018 S5 Sportback cars built from Feb. 12, 2017, through July 27, 2018 2018 S5 Coupe cars built from Dec. 3, 2016, through July 26, 2018 ...