Hyundai Mobis says it has developed a roof airbag that prevents passengers from being ejected from the sunroof in a rollover accident.

Hyundai Mobis' roof airbag is deployed under the surface side of the vehicle in a rollover accident, covering the entire roof in just 0.08 seconds, protecting and preventing all passengers from being ejected from the sunroof, the company says.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has conducted a safety evaluation of Hyundai Mobis' roof airbag.

In January, NHTSA gave a presentation on the 'Status of NHTSA's Roof Ejection Mitigation Research' at 2020 SAE Government/Industry Meeting hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and disclosed the evaluation results of Hyundai Mobis' roof airbag.

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