Safety isn’t (and shouldn’t) only be about occupants. A car also interacts with pedestrians. Nissan on its behalf will try to address this problem with the introduction of a “pop-up engine hood” to help reduce head impact injuries in the event of a pedestrian collision. The new safety feature will make its premier on the all-new Skyline coupe which is set to go on sale in Japan this fall.
According to Nissan, the pop-up hood concept helps minimize serious head injury by creating a protective buffer space between the hood and the engine components underneath. Upon impact with a pedestrian and based on the severity of that impact, a sensor incorporated in the bumper activates the pop-up control-unit which in turn will trigger an explosive actuator that raises the hood. As with all safety features of this kind, it is expected that the "pop-up engine hood" technology will pass into all future Nissan models.
