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Knee Airbags show little Benefit

An increasingly common type of airbag - the knee airbag - has an insignificant impact on the risk of injury and may even increase the risk in some cases, IIHS researchers have found.

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Honda develops new Passenger Front Airbag Design

article imageHonda develops an innovative new passenger front airbag technology designed to better protect occupants in a wide range of frontal collision scenarios, including angled crashes between vehicles or a vehicle and another object.


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Older Driver Safety compromised by Seat Cushions and Pillows

article imageResearchers at the Transurban Road Safety Centre at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) conducted more than 130 crash test simulations using a wide range of car seat accessories and found that some types of accessories may pose health risks.

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Toyota improves Preventive Safety Performance of "Sora" FCEV Bus in Japan

article imageToyota Motor Corporation launches its updated "Sora" Fuel Cell Electrified Vehicle bus (FCEV bus) and improvements to its preventive safety performance. Specifically Toyota improves the Sora's preventive safety performance through the use of ITS functions (ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems). Additionally, the Sora's transportation capacity, speed, and punctuality have been expanded.

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DTS Sensors for the aPLI

article imageLike its Flex PLI predecessor, the aPLI supports integrated SLICE NANO DAQand sensors from DTS. The standard aPLI configuration includes 18 sensor channels focused on three primary types of measurements: injury assessment, flight dynamics and vehicle impact.

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What happens when Autonomous Vehicle Technology fails?

article imageThe Mineta Transportation Institute of  San Jose State University publishes a report examining what the reactions of drivers are, when autonomous vehicle technology fails.



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Jaguar Land Rover develops immersive 3D In-car Experience with Head-up Display Research

article imageJaguar Land Rover develops next-generation head-up display technology that could beam real-time safety information in front of the driver, and allow passengers to stream 3D movies direct from their seats as part of a shared, autonomous future.


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Study evaluates Collision Avoidance Technology for Transit Buses

article imageNearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To combat this issue and improve road user safety overall, leaders in transit, government, industry, and academia are joining forces to evaluate an innovative Pedestrian Avoidance Safety System (PASS) for transit buses. If successful, the technology could be implemented in transit fleets across the nation.

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Project Dragonfly – ZKW is developing Headlights for Autonomous Driving

article imageZKW presents “Project Dragonfly” for autonomous driving, which was developed in cooperation with partner companies. As part of this concept, the lighting systems specialist has built a demo vehicle in a number of expansion stages, integrating sensors and cameras in headlights and thereby enabling automated driving functions.

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Every­thing in View: Continental com­bines the Front and In­te­rior Cam­era for Au­to­mated Dri­ving

article imageContinental develops an appropriate solution in the form of a combined camera system comprising an inward-looking infra-red camera and an outward-looking camera. This system monitors both the driver in the driver’s seat, continuously detecting whether he or she is able to take responsibility for driving, as well as the traffic situation in front of the vehicle.

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Fractures, Head Injuries common in E-Scooter Collisions

article imageResearchers from the University of California, Los Angeles find that people involved in electric scooter accidents are sometimes injured badly enough - from fractures, dislocated joints and head injuries - to require treatment in an emergency department.

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Hyundai Mobis develops Driver State Warning System

article imageHyundai Mobis develops a driver state warning system that can recognize the driver's face and even track their eyes. The system is expected to contribute to preventing big traffic accidents caused by careless driving.


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SafetyUpDate 2019 Graz
17.09.2019 - 18.09.2019 in Graz, Austria
Industry Experts EUR 1750
Whiplash Testing and Evaluation in Rear Impacts
20.09.2019 in Alzenau
Thomas Frank - LEAR Corporation GmbH EUR 940
PraxisConference Autonomous Emergency Braking and Steering
24.09.2019 - 25.09.2019 in Ottobeuren
Industry Experts EUR 1750
Design of Composite Structures
24.09.2019 - 25.09.2019 in Alzenau
Dr. Roland Hinterhölzl - University of Appliced Science Upper Austria EUR 1590
Knee Mapping Workshop: The Euro NCAP Test Procedure
30.09.2019 in Landsberg am Lech
Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg EUR 790
Product Liability in the Automobile Industry
30.09.2019 - 01.10.2019 in Alzenau
Hans-Georg Lohrmann - Quality-Reliability-Safety Consultant EUR 1340
Highly Automated and Autonomous Driving: Facts, State of Technology and Legislation
07.10.2019 - 08.10.2019 in Alzenau
Dr. rer. nat. Lothar Groesch - Groesch Automotive Safety Consulting EUR 1340
Battery Safety
11.10.2019 in Karlstein
Shmuel De-Leon - Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd. EUR 490
Car Body Design for Analysis Engineers
15.10.2019 - 16.10.2019 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Schumacher - University of Wuppertal EUR 1340
Vehicle Safety under Self-Certification: Principles, Obligations, Enforcement, and Remedies
15.10.2019 - 16.10.2019 in Alzenau
John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs EUR 1340
Head Impact on Vehicle Interiors FMVSS 201 and UN R21
17.10.2019 in Alzenau
Torsten Gärtner - Opel Automobile GmbH EUR 790
Outlook for the Regulation of Automated Vehicles
17.10.2019 in Alzenau
John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs EUR 790
Passenger Cars in Low-Speed Crashes
23.10.2019 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bachem - Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences EUR 790
Safety of Commercial Vehicles
24.10.2019 in Alzenau
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bachem - Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences EUR 790
Pedestrian Protection - Development Strategies
28.10.2019 in Alzenau
Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh EUR 790
Lightweight Design Strategies for Car Bodies
28.10.2019 - 29.10.2019 in Shanghai, China
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Schumacher, University of Wuppertal RMB 4900
Crash Safety of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
28.10.2019 - 29.10.2019 in Tokyo, Japan
Rainer Justen - Daimler AG JPY 165000
Crash Safety of Hybrid- and Electric Vehicles
31.10.2019 - 01.11.2019 in Shanghai, China
Rainer Justen - Daimler AG RMB 4900

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