Automotive Safety

The versatility of plastic allows design options that produce lighter and safer vehicles. From concept to reality, explore examples of how plastic is making this possible.

Composite Drive shafts and Preventing Injuries
Plastic in the Front End of a Vehicle
Physics in the Crumple Zone
Side Impact Safety
Auto “Glass”
Skin Deep: Plastic Foams in the Cavity of Vehicles
Living Proof: A Study of the Porsche Carrera GT

SAFETY AND INNOVATION VIDEOS

The Important Role of Plastics in Autos

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Under the leadership of the Plastics Division of ACC, plastics producers continue to work with automotive original equipment manufacturers, tier suppliers, universities, national laboratories, non-government organizations, and government agencies to revise the vision and strategy for meeting the material and design challenges facing the automotive industry over the next 10 years.