Ford consistently scores high on various car safety ratings. This result of constant innovation to make cars more safe.

This week they have patented a unique system to protect passengers during oblique impacts. These are the impacts that occur at an angle of 10-50 degrees relative to the vehicle’s trajectory.

During an oblique impact, occupants of the vehicle typically move forward and laterally with respect to a length of the vehicle. The patented system absorbs crash energy during an oblique impact, thereby reducing the damage.

During an oblique impact, an impact sensing system deploys a flexible sheet which is then positioned to receive an occupant moving both forward and laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the car. The flexible sheet absorbs the impact energy from the occupant.

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