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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Vehicles

Your Next Plane Seat May Well Have An Airbag

1:22AM John Herrman | This week, a long-brewing FAA regulation requiring planes to protect passengers from 16 G crash forces will come into full effect. What does this mean for you? Well, your next seat—or more accurately, seat belt—could have an airbag. More »
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Vehicles

Aeroplanes Getting Stronger Seats And Better Pillows Airbags

11:00PM Mark Wilson | Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they’ll be getting airbags in select areas. More »
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Vehicles

Toyota Gosei Creates 360º Airbags, Plus One on the Front for Unlucky Pedestrians

11:15PM Gizmodo US Edition | We’ve already seen a version of this: Autoliv’s hood airbag system, but Toyota Gosei (an offshoot of, no prizes for etc etc, Toyota) has gone one better. As well as protecting the pedestrian from being squished like a bug on a windscreen, it has airbags down the side of the car, both front and back, protecting passengers from injury in the event of a nasty shunt from every which way in the car. More »
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Vehicles

Autoliv’s Hood Airbag System Saves Dumb Walkers From Dumb Drivers

9:06AM Gizmodo US Edition | Autoliv’s new Pedestrian Protection System combines a hood that opens to cushion impact and a pair of hood mounted airbags to reduce the risk of serious injury when a car comes into contact with an unfortunate pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist. The tech’s safety specs are impressive: “From almost certain death to less than a 15% risk of life-threatening injuries in a car-to-pedestrian impact at 40 km/h.” [Autoliv via Autoblog via Inventor Spot] More »
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