The auto industry developed regulatory requirements with a very specific mandate: upon impact, surfaces in the dash should not break in a way that could further harm the occupant. They call this the Headform-Impact Test, or “HIT” for short.

Glass breaks because of two things: Surface Flaws and Stress.

Corning’s proprietary fusion manufacturing process is at the core of our innovation.

Watch what happens when we fire an ice ball travelling at 55 mph at a thick, conventional car window, and then at a car window that includes Corning® Gorilla® Glass.