Autoliv Announces Virtual Testing Platform for Vehicle Safety
On September 8, 2026, from Stockholm, Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, issued a press release stating that it is advancing virtual testing through its Human Body Model (HBM) Safety Suite. The platform is designed to support the development of safer vehicles, and Toyota has been onboarded as the first customer to evaluate its capabilities.
Virtual testing, according to the release, can be used to analyze complex crash conditions that are difficult to replicate with physical testing and is becoming an important complement to physical crash testing in the automotive industry. The shift toward virtual methods is driven by shorter vehicle development cycles, evolving safety requirements, and the need for earlier insights during vehicle development. As regulations and consumer rating programs move toward greater use of virtual methods, Autoliv aims to help the industry meet evolving requirements, accelerate innovation, and advance protection for a more diverse range of occupants.
The HBM Safety Suite is described as an integrated virtual safety platform that combines an advanced Human Body Model for crash simulation with dedicated software tools for analysis, visualization, and decision‑making. The Human Body Model provides a detailed digital representation of human anatomy, delivering insights into occupant response and injury mechanisms that are not available from physical dummies alone.
"Virtual testing is becoming an increasingly important part of how the automotive industry advances vehicle safety. Autoliv's HBM Safety Suite provides detailed insights into how the human body may respond in a crash, helping engineers evaluate and optimize safety performance earlier in the development process," said Fabien Dumont, Chief Technology Officer at Autoliv. He added that the suite transforms complex simulation data into clear, actionable insights, enabling evaluation of safety performance in virtual environments and optimization of safety solutions for a diverse range of occupants.
When used alongside physical crash testing, the platform provides additional insights into occupant response and injury mechanisms, supports the development of safer vehicles, helps reduce lead times, and improves cost efficiency. Toyota has recently started using the HBM Safety Suite as part of its virtual safety development activities to assess its capabilities. Autoliv plans to make the platform broadly available across the industry in 2026, supporting automakers as virtual testing becomes a more important complement to physical crash testing.
For further information, the release directs readers to the HBM Safety Suite page on Autoliv’s website and provides a media gallery and YouTube link.