Toyota develops World's first rear-center-seat airbag

Tokyo, Japan ? Toyota has developed a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) rear-seat centre airbag to help reduce the severity of secondary injuries incurred by rear-seat passengers in a side collision. The new airbag is fitted in a large, fixed, rear-seat centre console that comes in a version of a Toyota model to be launched in Japan in the near future. When the vehicle is hit side-on, the airbag deploys from the top of the console to act as a barrier that helps lessen injuries caused by passengers colliding with each other or into the console.