The history of key automotive safety features such as seatbelts, airbags, and anti-lock brakes, one feature per card.
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- Who invented the three-point seatbelt and in what year?
- Nils Bohm at Volvo, 1959
- When were anti-lock brakes first introduced in a production vehicle?
- 1966, in Mercedes-Benz
- Who pioneered the crumple zone concept and when?
- Bela Bareny at Mercedes-Benz, 1952
- When did padded dashboards become standard in US vehicles?
- 1968, through federal safety regulations
- In what year was the collapsible steering column introduced?
- 1968
- When was safety glass first used in automobile windshields?
- 1927
- In what decade were head restraints first added to cars?
- 1960s, to prevent whiplash
- When did reinforced door beams become standard for side-impact protection?
- 1970s
- When did the driver-side airbag first appear in a production vehicle?
- 1974, in the Oldsmobile Toronado
- When was electronic stability control (ESC) first introduced?
- 1995, in Mercedes-Benz vehicles
- When did traction control first appear on production cars?
- 1987, starting with Corvette
- When was brake assist technology first introduced?
- 1996, in Mercedes-Benz models
- When did the US mandate tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS)?
- 2006, for all new vehicles
- When did lane departure warning systems first appear in production cars?
- 2000, in luxury vehicles
- When was blind spot detection first offered on a production vehicle?
- 2007, in some Lexus models
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