00:00Two cars, both doing 56 km an hour.
00:03And in a moment.
00:08Well, you'll see.
00:10But to understand how we got here, let's go back to the beginning.
00:13Because this moment needs a little context.
00:16This is us, staging the world's first high-speed intersection crash test
00:21with two moving full-scale vehicles.
00:24Why?
00:25Well, no regulation or safety standard rating asks for it.
00:28But then again, real crashes, as it turns out, don't read test scripts.
00:34Our setup comes from real accident research.
00:37An intersection crash with both cars traveling at 56 km an hour.
00:42This speed represents a very severe intersection collision
00:46at the upper end of the speed range,
00:48typically seen in real-world junction accidents.
00:51Under normal circumstances, the CLA's active safety systems
00:55can help prevent this kind of crash or mitigate its severity.
00:58A combustion engine CLA shooting brake
01:01hits an all-electric CLA squarely on the driver's side.
01:0590 degrees.
01:07Over two tons each.
01:10Around 15,000 crash simulations
01:12and some 150 real car crash tests go into the development of a new model.
01:18That's where these eight dummies come in.
01:21Four adults, four children, and up to 150 measurement points each.
01:25All to answer one very human question.
01:28How can we best protect human lives in the event of an accident?
01:38So, data ready.
01:40Cameras rolling.
01:42Let's pick up where we left off.
01:44Evolution.줄осie
01:49.com Let's pick
01:50up where we left off. Nope!
01:57C'est parti !
02:20The Occupants.
02:22Both safety cells protected the occupant space.
02:25The dummy readings indicate that all safety systems performed as intended.
02:30With one purpose, to keep the occupants as safe as possible.
02:35How?
02:36Well, the crumple zones absorbed the energy,
02:39while seatbelts, tensioners and airbags worked together.
02:43And the electric CLA's battery cells?
02:46They remained fully protected within their dedicated survival space.
02:51And protection didn't stop at impact.
02:53The high-voltage battery has been automatically shut down and disconnected from the drivetrain.
02:58The shooting brake's fuel system also shut down.
03:02Doors were unlocked.
03:03Windows opened partly.
03:05And an automatic emergency call summoned help.
03:08We don't develop our vehicles for crash tests.
03:12We develop them for the crashes that happen outside the laboratory.
03:17Because accidents don't follow a script.
03:20Music
03:21Music
