Car crash

Car Safety Design Features Timeline

  • The first head rest was invented by Benjamin Katz

  • The first three-point seat belt was invented by Nash-Kelvinator

  • The first padded dashboard was invented by Preston Tucker

  • The first dashboard was seen in Preston Tucker's car called the Tucker Sedan (nicknamed Torpedo).

  • The first crumple zone was invented by Bela Barenyi a Mercedes Engineer

  • ABS was first invented by a Mercedes engineer.

  • The first crumple zone was seen in a Mercedes Heckflosse.

  • The first seatbelt was seen in a Volvo PV544

  • The first air bag was invented by Allen Breed

  • The first head rest was seen in Volvo.

  • ABS was first seen in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

  • The first air bag was seen in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class

  • Electronic stability control was first invented by BMW

  • ESC was first seen in a Mercedes-Benz.