The design helps protect both pedestrians and cyclists in a crash. The catch: It’s only available in Japan for now.

Subaru hasn't announced any plans for offering it in the US, though. The world of airbag design and advancement is a lively one. Loads of companies, from automakers to suppliers, are working on ...

Clarence Ditlow, director of the center, said that in filing the request, the center wanted to know which air bags were better. It wanted to know what simple design characteristics made some bags good ...

This isn't the first example of an airbag meant more to protect a ... but the new Forester design goes all the way to the top. It's easy to see the advantages of this placement for cyclists ...

That’s why Subaru just rolled out an updated cyclist-safe exterior airbag on the newly refreshed Forester in Japan. This builds on an earlier design Subaru first introduced in 2016. That year ...

The new-generation 2025 Subaru Forester will feature the "world's first" external airbag designed to soften head impacts with a cyclist in the event of a collision, along with pedestrians.