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Airbags are an essential part of the car that helps to protect us and to keep us safe during an accident. Over the years the types of airbags that are used have evolved and are used to help everyone in the car.

Many vehicles are built with six or more airbags leaving no interior room for other inflatable supplemental restraints. Toyoda Gosei (it’s an offshoot of Toyota) is showing a prototype fitted with airbags designed to protect pedestrians–yes, those “innocent victims” outside the vehicle.

Automakers are always trying to cut the cost that they have to spend on their components. This has been more noticeable over the past decade where we have seen many companies demand that suppliers cut their costs down 3-5% every year. Some have been successful while others are still desperately looking for some relief.