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Swedish company Autoliv AB was granted a patent on side-impact airbags, and they were first offered as an option in 1994 [74] on the 1995 Volvo 850, and as standard equipment on all Volvo cars made after 1995. [74] In 1997, Saab introduced the first combined head and torso airbags with the launch of the Saab 9-5.
Hetrick received a US Patent #2,649,311 on August 18, 1953 for an "airbag". [2] He did not receive much income for his invention, since automakers did not offer airbags widely until after his patent had expired in 1971.
The Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS) was developed by General Motors in the early 1970s, and consisted of both a driver's and passenger's side air bag, along with a lap belt and status indicator light. The system was first installed in a test fleet of 1,000 1973 Chevrolet Impala 4-door sedans, painted in a unique green color. The exterior of ...
Airplane airbags are airbags that are located in the seat belts on some airplanes. They are designed to lessen the impact of crashes with minor injuries. Dependent on an airline's choice of installation, airplane airbags are most often installed in First class, Business class, Premium Economy, and Economy bulkhead/exit row seats.
The first airbag was also installed in a Japanese car, the Honda Legend, in 1987. [57] In 1988, Chrysler was the first United States company to install standard driver's side air bags, in six of its passenger models. [58] In 1989, Chrysler became the first U.S. auto manufacturer to install driver-side air bags in all its domestic-built ...
In November Stellantis urged an additional 276,000 car owners to stop driving their vehicles after three other crash deaths were tied to Takata air bag inflators. [9] In February 2023, Honda issued warnings to the owners of 8,200 Acura and Honda vehicles not to drive following a death caused by a faulty Takata air bag inflator.
Minutes later, she successfully emergency landed at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, California for the first time in her life. The couple’s two-engine Beachcraft King Air 90 plane after ...
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