ZF has successfully demonstrated an external side airbag for cars that doesn’t react like a traditional airbag but actually predicts the collision and becomes an additional crumple zone.

Hyundai has developed the world’s first multi-collision airbag which it says will be rolled out across Hyundai and Kia in the coming years.

We all know that airbags save lives and while things like autonomous emergency braking are grabbing headlines airbags are vital for occupant protection. But, how does an airbag work?

Toyota has issued a second recall on around 48,000 Corolla and Rukus vehicles because of incorrectly installed airbag inflators.