Delphi Automotive Systems and Simula Automotive Safety Devices Enter Teaming Agreement for Side-Impact Head Protection System
19 March 1998
Delphi Automotive Systems and Simula Automotive Safety Devices Enter Teaming Agreement for Side-Impact Head Protection System
TROY, Mich., March 19 -- Delphi Automotive Systems and
Simula, Inc. announced today that Delphi and Simula Automotive
Safety Devices, Inc., have entered a teaming agreement to integrate Simula's
Inflatable Tubular Structure (ITS(R)) into Delphi's Advanced Safety Interior
technologies.
Simula's ITS is an inflatable restraint designed to protect an automotive
occupant's head and neck in side-impact crashes. Under the agreement, Delphi
will work with Simula ASD to develop applications for ITS, and to
commercialize the technology.
Delphi's Advanced Safety Interior is an evolving portfolio of safety
features being designed to enhance occupant protection in frontal, side, rear
and rollover collisions. With the agreement, Simula's head protection system
becomes part of that portfolio, and will be marketed to OEMs around the world.
Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is the
world's most diversified supplier of automotive components and systems. With
the recent integration of Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, Delphi operates
208 manufacturing facilities, 46 ventures and 27 technical centers in 36
countries. Regional headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and San Paulo.
Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.
Simula, Inc., based in Phoenix, Ariz., USA, is an acknowledged world
leader in transportation safety and energy absorption technology. Its
principal product lines are protective systems including inflatable
restraints, airbags and ballistic armor: high technology energy absorbing
aircraft seating systems; and rail and mass transit seating systems.
Additional information about the company is located on the Internet at
http://www.simula.com.
SOURCE Delphi Automotive Systems