Editing Airbag (section)

===== Center airbag =====
{{Update|section|date=February 2019}}
[[File:V08232P024.jpg|thumb|Front-center airbag of a [[Chevrolet Traverse]] deployed in a static out-of-position test: The purpose of the test was to find out how this airbag affects a 3-year-old child who is out of his seat and in the direct reach of the airbag.]]
[[File:Gurtairbag.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] seat belt airbag]]

In 2009, Toyota developed the first production rear-seat center airbag designed to reduce the severity of secondary injuries to rear passengers in a side collision. This system deploys from the rear center seat first appearing in on the [[Toyota Crown Majesta|Crown Majesta]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.worldcarfans.com/109031117798/toyota-develops-worlds-first-rear-seat-center-airbag |title=Toyota Develops World's First Rear-seat Center Airbag |website=worldcarfans.com |date=11 March 2009 |access-date=16 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140316213508/http://www.worldcarfans.com/109031117798/toyota-develops-worlds-first-rear-seat-center-airbag |archive-date=16 March 2014 }}</ref> In late 2012, General Motors with supplier Takata introduced a front center airbag; it deploys from the driver's seat.<ref>{{cite web|first=Zach |last=Bowman |url= http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/29/gm-debuts-new-front-center-airbag-w-video/ |title=GM debuts new front center airbag |website=autoblog.com |date=29 September 2011 |access-date=16 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140316224521/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/29/gm-debuts-new-front-center-airbag-w-video/ |archive-date=16 March 2014 }}</ref>

[[Hyundai Motor Group]] announced its development of a center-side airbag on September 18, 2019, installed inside the driver's seat.

Some [[Volkswagen]] vehicles in 2022 equipped with center airbags include the [[Volkswagen ID.3|ID.3]] and the [[Volkswagen Golf Mk8|Golf]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=New ID.3: 'Today, safety wouldn't be possible without simulation'|url= https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com:443/en/stories/new-id3-today-safety-wouldnt-be-possible-without-simulation-5429 |work=Volkswagen Newsroom |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>

The [[Polestar 2]] also includes a center airbag.

With EuroNCAP updating its testing guidelines in 2020, European and Australian market vehicles increasingly use front-center airbags, rear torso airbags, and rear seat belt pre-tensioners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fourin |first=FOURIN |date=June 2024 |title=Center-Side, External Airbags to Be Introduced for Euro NCAP Requirements |url=https://aaa.fourin.com/reports/bf991250-f087-11e9-9087-3d9b752d93ee/center-side-external-airbags-to-be-introduced-for-euro-ncap-requirements |website=AAA weekly - Asian Automotive Analysis |language=en}}</ref>