Air Bags

  • the air bag was invented

    the air bag was invented
    Breed invented a "sensor and safety system" in 1968, the world's first electromechanical automotive airbag system.
  • Airbag Fleet

    Airbag Fleet
    the Ford car company built an experimental airbag fleet.
  • General Motors Airbags

    General Motors Airbags
    General Motors later offered an option to the general public of driver side airbags in full-sized Oldsmobile's and Buick's in 1975 and 1976 respectively.
  • Early airbag system

    Early airbag system
    Early airbags system had design issues resulting in fatalities caused solely by the airbags. Airbags were offered once again as an option on the 1984 Ford Tempo automobile.
  • Airbag restraint system

    Airbag restraint system
    By 1988, Chrysler became the first company to offer air bag restraint systems as standard equipment