Automotive supplier ZF's new airbag technology can be packaged behind a display in the steering wheel, and they swear it's ...

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.

Steering Wheel Screens? Your Next Car Might Have 'Em—Airbag and All . Automotive supplier ZF's new airbag technology can be packaged behind a display in the steering wheel, and they swear it's safe.

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ZF LIFETEC designed a new type of airbag, which deploys from the top side of the steering wheel through the upper steering wheel rim toward the driver. But is this new position really safe?

Now ZF has found a way to breach one of the last screen-free zones on the dashboard. As described by the company in a press release, ZF has developed a way to fit a screen and an airbag into a ...

ZF reckons knee and heel airbags are crucial to prevent life-changing injuries, so it's made them. ZF’s growing airbag portfolio now cushions you like a giant marshmallow in the event of a crash.

Despite ZF Lifetec writing that “Innovative positioning of the driver airbag enables forward-looking design options for the steering wheel and its controls,” the sample wheel it prepared as a ...

ZF has shown off an external side airbag capable of deploying before an impact occurs. The system uses an array of sensors and algorithms to determine whether deployment is necessary. The firm ...

ZF’s Lifetec division claims a new innovation on positioning of the driver airbag on the steering wheel opens up options for design and new materials for the steering wheel – a vital HMI area ...