Zoox, Inc.

Joao Pedro Damasio Simoes De Oliveira

David Maurice Libeaut

Anthony Iannone

Daniel Scott Armagost

Syed Mohsin Ahmed Naqvi

A vehicle airbag system, comprises: (A) a housing comprising an opening, (B) an airbag, configured to expand from a stowed state to a deployed state in response to a trigger, wherein the airbag: (i) is located inside the housing while in the stowed state, and (ii) extends out of the opening while expanding to the deployed state, and (C) a hinged door, configured to: extend across the opening to close the opening while the airbag is in the stowed state, and pivot away from the opening due to the airbag expanding to the deployed state.

Airbag housing

An occupant protection system may comprise an airtight, deformable container having a pressure sensor configured to generate a vehicle collision signal. A side airbag may be configured to expand between a stowed state and a deployed state. A deployment control system may be configured to receive the vehicle collision signal from the pressure sensor, and based upon the vehicle collision signal, cause an inflator to provide a gas to the airbag to thereby cause the side airbag to expand from the stowed state to the deployed state.

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Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Joao Pedro Damasio Simoes De Oliveira