
ZF Safety – World’s First Pre-crash External Side Airbag System
http://youtu.be/LVXCPDRID0k ZF Presents World’s First Pre-crash External Side Airbag System ZF safety system is designed to expand the size of the lateral crumple zone fractions of a second before a collision occurs
Up to 40 percent reduction in occupant injury severity for side impact collisions
ZF’s pre-crash technologies, including those for safety systems such as seat belts, are becoming more important Friedrichshafen/Memmingen. Side impact collisions are among the most dangerous type of road traffic accidents, accounting for nearly 700 deaths per year and nearly a third of all occupant fatalities on German roads. A new pre-crash safety system prototype developed by ZF uses an external side airbag deployed milliseconds before a collision. It provides an additional latera...