While most would assume airbag testing would only involve impacts, you also need to ensure that they won't deploy in situations where they aren't warranted. For instance, striking a curb, hitting a ...

The Gordon Murray Automotive T50 hypercar is closer to production than ever before. However, before customer cars can be delivered safety concerns must be addressed and the way that gets done is wild.

The Airbag Inflator DC Electrical test system, which includes the Model 2790-A SourceMeter, is claimed as the only commercially available system that combines all sourcing, measurement, and signal ...

TRW Engineers position the side impact dummy (SID) and check instrumentation before performing a side airbag test. From the single driver-side airbag that was installed on all of the U.S. vehicles a ...

On April Fools’ Day, while performing routine airbag testing, Hyundai suppliers Mobis and KD discovered a condition involving an Elantra N where the emblem attached to the driver’s airbag cover ...

The question is which dummy has a more representative rear end? The auto manufacturers say they developed a dummy with softer buttock contours that "knows" when an air bag should be suppressed in a ...