DETROIT, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As seat
systems become more flexible to address the rise of autonomous
vehicles, they will change occupant seating positions, creating new
safety challenges. Adient (NYSE: ADNT), the world's largest
automotive seating supplier, is showcasing its advanced passive and
active safety solutions for occupants, property and data at the
North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
"One major change to vehicle seating on the way to autonomous
driving is the change from a pure driver's seat to an active safety
system," said Dr. Detlef Juerss,
vice president engineering and CTO for Adient. "The seat will
become a passenger protection component linked to all of the
vehicle's safety systems. If the seats are flexibly arranged in the
interior, both the airbag and the safety belt system will have to
be fundamentally changed."
At NAIAS, Adient is displaying seat solutions that improve
passenger safety in these new positions. For example, the company
has developed a unique safety belt that is integrated into the
seat.
"With the integrated restraint system, we offer automakers a
solution to ensure a high level of passenger safety even with
changed seating layouts," said Juerss. "In current vehicle models,
the integrated seat belt system is used primarily for free-standing
business seats in the premium segment. However, with this
technology, we are prepared to meet new safety requirements for
autonomous driving."
Adient recently announced a strategic partnership with Autoliv,
one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive safety systems.
This partnership allows Adient and Autoliv to work together to
develop solutions that ensure and improve passenger safety in spite
of new seat positions.
Adient's AI18 concept vehicle for autonomous driving being shown
at NAIAS has front seats that include an integrated seatbelt
concept to hold the safety belt in the right position in different
seating positions.
For the interior's 180-degree rotatable passenger seat, Adient
engineers have developed an integrated airbag concept that can be
triggered both forwards and backwards, depending on the seat
position. In the case of a collision, the seats will have an
automatic fast-adjustment system that can be coupled to predictive
assistance systems.
Adient – which became an independent company in 2016 after a
successful spinoff from Johnson Controls – is a NAIAS event sponsor
and exhibitor. Its exhibit will be open to the media and invited
guests in Cobo Center's Room 310B
Jan. 15-18.
NAIAS, one of the world's premier automotive exhibitions, open
to the media and industry officials on Jan.
15. It will open to the public on Jan. 20. For more information, visit
www.naias.com.
About Adient:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With
85,000 employees operating 238 manufacturing/assembly plants in 34
countries worldwide, we produce and deliver automotive seating for
all vehicle classes and all major OEMs. From complete seating
systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of
the automotive seat making process. Our integrated, in-house skills
allow us to take our products from research and design all the way
to engineering and manufacturing – and into more than 25 million
vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit
adient.com.
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