It has been 50 years since the introduction of the airbag, and on this anniversary there is a remarkable story of safety to tell. The stats are astounding: Frontal airbags have saved over 50,000 lives ...

As automotive safety became more of a focus in the 1980s, airbags were introduced in passenger vehicles. Originally offered only for the driver, automakers eventually introduced front passenger ...

Newer cars on the road today are chock full of airbags designed to deploy in a split second to save you and your fellow occupants in a crash. All that protective kit is embedded in the vehicle’s ...

Back-to-school season in 2020 promises to be like none in recent memory, but that won’t stop freshly minted license-holders from wanting a shiny new ride to roll up to campus in (even if virtual ...

TRW has unveiled side impact airbags that help adapt occupant protection to the variables of a crash including occupant size and crash severity. The 3D Side Airbag and the Inward Side Impact Airbag ...

GM has filed a patent application for an under-thigh side-impact airbag system for a vehicle. The application was assigned patent number US 2025/0065838 A1 with the United States Patent and Trademark ...