Safety feature now standard in most new European cars often missing from models sold in the U.S.

Front-center airbags, standard in most new European cars due to updated safety protocols, are often absent in U.S. models, particularly in non-luxury vehicles. A crash survivor highlights the risk of head-to-head collisions in lateral impacts, which these airbags are designed to prevent. U.S. safety assessments have not prioritized testing for this feature, unlike their European counterparts.