Driving towards affordable safety – for all

At the forefront of technology, TRW’s OE business has emerged from the global economic crisis as a success story, well on the road towards providing affordable safety - for all.

Global communications director, Lynette Jackson, summed up TRW’s philosophy: “Our commitment to constant innovation continues to deliver a leading technology portfolio, taking us ever closer to the goal of affordable safety for the car driving public as a whole.”

Take a closer look at some of TRW’s technologies:

Electric Parking Brake (EPB)

• Developed in house
• Launched in 2001
• 10 million units produced for manufacturers such as BMW, Volvo, Ford, Renault and VAG’s Audi
• Forecast to be standard on one in five of all European-built vehicles by 2015*
• The system uses electrical cables and a control switch to simplify routing
• Complementary repair and reset equipment - service tool, TRW easycheck 
  

Self-Adaptive Load Limiter (SALL)

• SALL automatically adapts to different passenger body sizes
• Operates without the need for sensors, so cost effective
• For rear seat occupants
• In production on Mercedes E Class
  

*TRW’s forecast based on vehicle manufacturer data