Toyota to have Rear Airbag for Microcars

One of the biggest knocks with smaller cars is the lack of safety it provides as compared to other big cars--what you gain in fuel efficiency you lose with piece of mind. Well, Toyota is trying to change that perception, as they are making a rear window curtain airbag that will be introduced in microcars.

The rear window curtain airbag is supposedly the first of its kind, protecting the passenger's heads in 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.

Very nice concept and it is really one of those things that you kind of knew would eventually be out there, especially with the global shift to smaller, more fuel efficient cars. Look for more things like this to be designed and implemented in the hopefully near future.

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