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The Wiki page is interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbag The airbag specifically for automobile use is credited independently to the American John W. Hetrick, who filed for an airbag patent on 5 August 1952. ... In the early 1970s, General Motors began offering cars equipped with airbags...

vanman wrote:we only got airbags cos. the yanks wouldn't use seatbelts.

Although that hardly applies to side curtain, door panel, seat, and knee-height airbags.

Also, IIRC, because of better seatbelt compliance, isn't it the case that European airbags are (or were) smaller than those in US vehicles?

Jan 23, 2024 NHTSA TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION STANDARD TO SAVE LIVES The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has taken the first step toward making impaired-driving prevention technology standard in new passenger vehicles. The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

Weirdly, research with the systems found that under certain circumstances where you would expect an expression of 'shock' or 'fear' there was actually a facial expression that might be interpreted as 'amusement'. Presumably identifying the 'WTactualF?' moment, a hitherto undocumented element of Surp...

I don't think the technology is that bright. It's just going to tell you to put your phone down/stop fiddling with the touchscreen and look out the windscreen. You're probably right about what will be fitted to production vehicles. Potential capabilities are actually far beyond that, including thin...

Autopilot, or just fancy ADAS misnamed and inappropriately marketed promoted. Tesla recalls two million cars over Autopilot defect. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67693935 Tesla and NHTSA have cut a deal in the multi-year Autopilot investigation, leading to a recall outcome. Tesla will stren...

Lane assist only works well when there are lanes to assist. The vast majority of UK roads do not have clearly marked and defined lanes. And even if the lanes are marked, the markings can become worn or invisible in heavy rain. Worse after roadworks. After bridge repair work on the M4, at one point ...

My take on car tech. ... radar (but no adaptive cruise! penny pinching). It displays distance, as time, to the car ahead. An eye opener for me as I was often at 1.5 and not the recommended 2 seconds. The radar controls auto-braking. To date it often squawks at me about pedestrians on the pavement i...

I can't remember whether I've posted this before, apologies if I have. Filly bought a s/h Ateca in May. I was disappointed it didn't have a rear camera, instead just bleepers and 'bars' on a graphic. Until, a few weeks later, in the depths of Devon, Google Maps took us down a narrow lane (GM didn't ...

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