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Passive safety. A-pillar might be so bulky because it contains curtain airbag and provides structural stability necessary for good crash rating.
by pps43 8y ago
Passive safety. A-pillar might be so bulky because it contains curtain airbag and provides structural stability necessary for good crash rating.
- DaiPlusPlus 8y agoConversely, a thick-enough A-pillar would be a great place for a forward-raving camera and driver-facing flat-panel display with face-tracking camera to always show the right perspective, thus making the A-pillar invisible.
- muzika 8y agoAirbags don’t go into the A pillars typically - they start at about the top of the windshield, and when they blow the headliner tears, but not the plastic covering the A pillar.
- pps43 8y agoYou can see at 0:44 here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4-cO6pO34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4-cO6pO34 that a portion of the side airbag is in the upper part of the A pillar. Here's what under the cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHRZcmA1A9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHRZcmA1A9U