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an industrial engineer by the name of John Wenrick was the first person to start developing the technology for safety devices like the airbag
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Mercedes began prototyping airbags to be used in their vehicles.
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Ford and General Motors started to test airbags
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The Carter Administration mandated that all cars must be manufactured with either automatic seat belts or air bags by model year 1984
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“commercial” airbags are introduced
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The United States government passed a law saying that any cars manufactured after that date would be required to come equipped with an airbag system.
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Mercedes Benz “S-class” is the first production car with driver side airbags.
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NHTSA is working on upgrading side-impact safety standards for all passenger vehicles
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BMW has also been at the forefront of advanced airbag technology. Its 7 Series was an early adopter of knee airbags, which protect the legs and help the driver avoid sliding down and forward during a crash
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Sometime in 2012 controversial on/off switches of passenger side airbags
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looks a little like a big sausage and, unlike other airbags, is designed to stay inflated for about five seconds to offer protection against second or third impacts
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Another option for head protection in side impacts