Toyota has unveiled a new airbag system designed to protect rear passengers traveling in small vehicles. The rear window curtain airbag is said to be a world’s first — shielding the occupants’ heads the event of a rear-end collision. The technology will be featured in the new iQ ultra-compact four-seater, with the potential to the car’s rear passenger head protection performance.
The airbag deploys from the roof lining above the rear window in the form of a curtain-like barrier. Together with the headrests, the airbag minimizes impact to the head from a colliding vehicle or parts of the hit vehicle.
“ Toyota has continued to actively develop and make available its collision safety technologies,” the company said in a statement to the press. “Resulting in such achievements as the swift market introduction of SRS curtain shield and knee airbags to enable its vehicles to better respond to a greater range of accidents.”
