The evolution of safety: The road to CAPS
CAPS – Combined Active & Passive Safety - is an intelligent modular safety system that protects vehicle occupants and other road users via new functions. Through the networking of active and passive safety, as well as driver assistance systems (which had previously operated independently), CAPS contributes to crash avoidance and mitigation.
| Active safety systems prevent crashes | Passive safety systems reduce the effects of a crash |
| From comfort to safety systems | New safety functions thanks to networking |
Passive safety systems reduce the effects of a crash
In the field of passive safety systems Bosch utilizes over 25 years of experience to develop future-oriented and reliable occupant-safety electronics. These include systems such as airbags and seat-belt tensioners which are triggered during a crash event in order to provide optimum occupant protection. Bosch develops and manufactures electronic components which precisely control these passive safety systems during the crash. The central airbag control unit evaluates sensor signals to identify the force and direction of an impact and triggers the vehicle's restraint devices as required.
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