Nissan subjects every one of its vehicles to rigorous crash tests that include frontal-, side- and rear-impact collisions, as well as those that simulate accidents when pedestrians are on the road.
During the testing procedures, engineers from Nissan’s Passive Safety Evaluation Group measure the force of an impact on the vehicle’s body and structural components, as well as its effects on the driver and passengers via test dummies of various sizes and body types equipped with multiple sensors.
“More than 100 data points are evaluated on the ARIYA,” said Gen Tanabe of the Passive Safety Evaluation Group. “Because the upcoming ARIYA will be sold in many markets, we will conduct more than 400 tests from the early stages of development to market launch.”