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Breed invented a "sensor and safety system" in 1968, the world's first electromechanical automotive airbag system.
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the Ford car company built an experimental airbag fleet.
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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.
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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.
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By 1988, Chrysler became the first company to offer air bag restraint systems as standard equipment
