Feb 15, 2019 · 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.

Jul 25, 2019 · Automotive supplier ZF has shown a prototype of what it claims to be the world’s first pre-crash external side airbag system. Yes, an airbag on the outside of your car.

Apr 12, 2016 · Brian Cooley looks at prototype technology that could change how airbags are deployed in the future.

/ @youcartv A new pre-crash safety system prototype developed by ZF uses an external side airbag deployed milliseconds before a collision. It provides an additional lateral crumple zone, which...

Nov 30, 2018 · Auto supplier ZF's "external side airbag" would deploy moments before impact, in a bid to better protect the car’s passengers.

Jun 6, 2019 · The company says the outside airbags could lessen a colliding vehicle’s penetration by up to 30 percent, and reduce severe-to-fatal injuries by as much as 40 percent.

Feb 27, 2019 · But German auto supplier ZF has developed and is ready to launch a novel concept: the first external airbag. Designed to be deployed externally from the side of a vehicle seconds before impact,...

Placed below a car’s windshield or sides on its exterior, external airbags are deployed to help protect both the car itself, and other vehicles and pedestrians that come into close contact with it.

Jun 6, 2019 · A new external airbag system developed by German supplier ZF could reduce the injury severity in often deadly side-impact crashes by up to 40 percent.

Jun 5, 2019 · With little room left for more inside the cabin, ZF is working on a concept for an airbag that goes outside the car to protect against one of the most dangerous types of crashes: side impacts.