Nearly one-third of all automobile fatalities are due to side-impact crashes, with about two-thirds of these due to head and neck injuries. In response to changing industry and customer requirements, Zodiac Automotive developed the Advanced Head Protection Curtain (AHPC).

The AHPC system utilizes a tensioned substrate that helps pull the airbag quickly into position in a crash event. The AHPC represents the latest diretion in advanced head and neck protection and is designed to meet current and future industry and customer safety requirements. The technology culminates from a combination of tubular airbags and conventional curtain airbags, offering advantages such as total window coverage, cushioning and protection for small and large occupants, and extended inflation for vehicle rollovers.

The AHPC is currently going through advanced stages of engineering validation, and is being developed for specific vehicle applications per our customer’s requirements.