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