ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss New Air Bag Rules.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002 TOPIC: According to a USA TODAY analysis of federal databases, consumer complaints about current air bag systems have been on the rise -- so far in 2002, more than 800 complaints have been filed. Automakers are currently working on the September 2003 deadline for more sophisticated air bag systems. However, according to the USA TODAY article, major automakers are concerned that the new, advanced air bag sensors won't be reliable enough for installation by the deadline. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Ian Riches, senior industry analyst for Strategy Analytics, is an expert in the market for automotive electronics, and for the last five years has been the chief author of Strategy Analytics' widely-respected Automotive System Demand Forecast annual publication. He has a Masters Degree in Engineering from Cambridge University Cambridge University, at Cambridge, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. Originating in the early 12th cent. (legend places its origin even earlier than that of Oxford Univ. . +44 1582 589806, iriches@strategyanalytics.com Dr. Russel
Noun a safety device in a car, consisting of a bag that inflates automatically in an accident to protect the driver or passenger airbag n → airbag m inv and seatbelt occupant restraint system design and airbag injury. 813/977-8877 Dr. Maria Segui-Gomez, of Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. , School of Public Health Harvard Injury Control Research Center, is particularly interested in the development and application of outcomes measures (e.g., severity, disability) and in the evaluation (including economic evaluation) of injury prevention interventions. Recently she reviewed how cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis cost-effectiveness analysis Cost-utility analysis Clinical trials A form of economic analysis in which alternative interventions are compared in terms of the cost per unit of clinical effect–eg cost per life saved, per mm Hg of lowered BP, per yr of have been applied to injury prevention programs. Her current work entails the application of cost-effectiveness cost-effectiveness pertaining to cost-effective. cost-effectiveness analysis a comparison of the relative cost-efficiencies of two or more ways of performing a task or achieving an objective. techniques to airbag designs. 617/432-1143; 617/495-1000 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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