Automobile companies have been conducting crash tests since the 1930s, and in the middle of the last century, such tests began to be arranged by independent institutes of road safety. During this time, much has changed in the methods of conducting crash tests: in addition to frontal and side collisions, tests have appeared that simulate a car rollover, a collision from behind or a collision with various objects, a collision with large animals.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/index.php/blog/show/beeptoolkit-for-the-safety-of-passengers