Small Overlap Test Update and Review

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1 Small Overlap Test Update and Review Sean O Malley Insurance Institute for Highway Safety May 14, 2014 Livonia, Michigan

2 Rating Vehicles Crash tests overall rating GOOD ACCEPTABLE MARGINAL POOR structural performance injury measures from dummies restraints/dummy kinematics

3 IIHS 40 mi/h moderate overlap crash test Consumer information testing began in % overlap into a offset deformable barrier Midsize male Hybrid III driver dummy only

4 IIHS 31 mi/h side impact crash test Consumer information testing began in 2003 IIHS style moving deformable barrier representing an average SUV impacting 90 between vehicle axles Driver and rear passenger SID-IIs dummies

5 IIHS 10 mi/h rear impact sled test Consumer information testing began in 2005 IIHS static and dynamic seat evaluations BioRID dummy

6 IIHS roof strength test Consumer information testing began in 2009 Simple test of rollover survivability

7 Frontal small overlap test Consumer information tests began 2012

8 Serious injuries in frontal crashes, by configuration full width 6% override 2% low severity 11% small overlap 24% underride 14% center 19% moderate overlap 24%

9 IIHS frontal crash comparison

10 40 mph frontal small overlap crash

11 Vehicle damage in small overlap crashes Primary longitudinal member bypassed!

12 Structural intrusion Standard intrusion measures G GOOD A ACCEPTABLE M MARGINAL P POOR

13 Structural intrusion Structure examples GOOD rated vehicle POOR rated vehicle

14 Inaugural front small overlap ratings August 2012 Midsize moderate cars 12 models 2 Good 1 Acceptable 4 Marginal 4 Poor

15 Latest front small overlap ratings April 2014 Midsize moderate SUV s 9 models 2 Good 1 Acceptable 3 Marginal 3 Poor

16 Midsize SUV Ratings

17 Midsize SUV 2014 Chevrolet Equinox

18 Midsize SUV 2014 Ford Explorer

19 Midsize SUV 2014 Mazda CX-9

20 Small Overlap ratings for currently available designs Over 106 SOL tests run to date 30 poor marginal acceptable 20 good 10 0 microcars minicars small cars midsize cars large cars minivans small SUVs midsize SUVs midsize lux. SUVs small pickups large pickups

21 Countermeasures/Improvements

22 2014 Toyota Camry

23 Reinforcement extension on the driver s side bumper bar Passenger s side Driver s side

24 2014 Chevrolet Equinox

25 Structural countermeasures on the end of the bumper bar and engine cradle Driver s side Passenger s side

26 2014 Nissan Rogue

27 A deflector attached to the front of the engine cradle, reinforcements to the hinge pillar, and a floor pan support to help mitigate intrusion

28 2014 Toyota Highlander

29 Bumper reinforcement extension/deflector

30 2014 Chevrolet Malibu

31 A deflector tied into the engine cradle

32 VRC expansion

33 VRC Expansion

34 VRC Expansion March 2013 groundbreaking September 2013 Expanded outdoor track Trackside buildings Prototypes of robotic carrier and driver December 2013 Groundbreaking for office expansion Spring 2014 Covered track completion Fall 2014 Office expansion completion

35 Covered test track

36 Covered test track Timelapse

37 For more information

38 Small Overlap Test Update and Review Sean O Malley Insurance Institute for Highway Safety May 14, 2014 Livonia, Michigan

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