The biggest news this past week from the automotive industry, in terms of safety innovations at least, was Ford's announcement it has completed work on the world's first inflatable seat belts – a ...

FORD Motor Co. is the first automaker to bring an “inflatable seat belt” to market. The concept of a folded bag within a belt is so simple it could start a trend in the auto industry. The new belts ...

Inflatable seat belts have been around for a few years but they're just starting to gain international traction now—and soon they may be a common feature in almost all new cars. The groundbreaking ...

Blend one part seat belt with one part airbag, explode, and what have you got? Answer: the inflatable seat belt. Ford Motor Co. has developed the world’s first inflatable seat belts for rear seat ...

Most seat belts are designed to stretch during a crash to reduce the force of impact on the wearer while still preventing contact with the interior of the vehicle. Ford has gone one step further with ...

Ford's industry-exclusive rear inflatable seat belts -- one of the 2011 Explorer's breakthrough safety innovations that helped nearly triple the vehicle's March sales -- earned the 2011 Traffic Safety ...

Many safety factors are involved, from the flammability of materials used in the belts to their performance in an incident that involves multiple impacts. Jun 21, 2011 The Federal Aviation ...

Riding shotgun lost some its luster today when Ford announced the industry’s first inflatable seat belts, which it claims will provide five times the protection of a conventional belt and could ...

WASHINGTON — If being crammed into a middle seat in economy wasn’t bad enough, air travelers may soon wonder what the heck happens if their seat belt inflates. Yes, inflates. The Federal Register ...