Recently, we learned from relevant channels that Ford submitted a new patent to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This is a ring-mounted airbag installed on the roof of the car, which is expected to further improve the safety of the occupants in the car. Crash safety, and may be prepared for future high-level autonomous driving new cars.

As can be seen from the latest patent filed by Ford, the airbag in the car is installed on the roof of the car in a donut shape. When the airbag is opened by a collision, it will inflate into an oval curtain-like pattern. , and better wrap passengers in airbags.

According to Ford, this is an airbag that can be widely used in commercial vehicles, sedans, coupes, pickups, SUVs and MPVs. However, it can be found that due to the extremely large longitudinal height of this airbag, it may be more suitable for high-roof models such as SUVs than the low-slung Mustang sports car.

In addition, the patent drawing also reveals a very important detail, that is, the seats adopt a face-to-face layout. Therefore, it is expected that this airbag patent may also be prepared for new high-level autonomous driving cars in the near future, but it is not yet available. It is determined whether we will see this device on production cars in the short term.

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