Saft Selected to Increase NASCAR Safety

Saft been selected by Independent Witness, automotive innovator in Incident Data Recording technology, to power its WitnessT Asset Protection System for auto racing applications. Saft will supply its AA-size LST 14500 lithium-thionyl chloride batteries as the primary power source for this "black box" technology. The Witness records time, date, force and direction of impact during a crash. The data is used to design safer racecars and reduce the risk of critical injury following impact. Saft batteries also power the Independent Witness "black box" in the monitoring of NASA's Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters, public transportation, taxicabs and fleet management, as well as seismic monitoring (strong motion sensing) of structural assets. Information gathered by The Witness can be used to accurately decide insurance and courtroom claims and is the only long life, battery powered, shock data recorder adhering to SAE J-211.