This patent is called deployable? Passengers? Fence, which describes a technology that will protect passengers from all angles when there is a collision.
Theoretically, although the airbag installed in the car can help protect passengers, what does this shell do? "Hug?" Passengers, make sure that the passengers are not injured.
"In some embodiments, the system can also be installed on the second seat of the vehicle," the patent wrote.
"The second part of the airbag system can be incorporated into the second row of seats. The second row of seats may face the seats in the vehicle. The second part and the first part may be configured to form a partial fence around the seat when the airbag system has been deployed, so as to reduce the possibility of injuring the passenger when the passenger is in the seat. " Waymo explained in the patent document.
The drawings contained in the column name, which you can view in the photo gallery here, provide a close-up view of how airbags should work and explain how to form fences in the event of a collision.
The system is still in the patent stage, which means that Waymo's idea has not yet reached the mass production stage. According to the official records of the US Patent and Trademark Office, the patent application was granted in June 20 18 and in February this year.
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