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Delphi Supplies First Dual-Depth Passenger Air Bag to GM
TROY, Mich. -- Delphi Corp.'s newest front passenger air bag technology -- the dual-depth passenger air bag -- is featured for the first time in the automotive industry on two General Motors' programs. The dual-depth front passenger air bag is standard equipment on the 2006 Cadillac DTS and the 2006 Buick Lucerne, which debuted at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this month, reports Jeff Owens, vice president of Delphi and president of Delphi Electronics & Safety.The dual-depth air bag is one air bag that can deploy in a small or large size based on seat position, seat belt use and crash severity. The bag's inflation energy is also adjusted at two different pressures according to the crash severity. The air bag represents the next generation of air bag technology because of its potential to help restrain a front-seat passenger in a greater variety of seating and crash situations, Owens said. A conventional dual-stage air bag inflates to a single shape with different pressures.The system is fully compatible with existing restraint electronics products, he noted. Automakers are not required to make any vehicle architecture changes to incorporate the dual-depth air bag into their vehicles."