GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — An aviation expert says safety equipment like a seat belt airbag for airplanes is a tough sell in an industry that has a good safety record and no money to spend. But they're ...

Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of ...

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 ...

Driver and front passenger seat belts with built-in air bags are being introduced in the Lexus LFA supercar, which is scheduled to start production this month. The new front-seat-belt system inflates ...

Q: I have a car with 10 air bags. If I get in a crash I’m going to be floating in a balloon-filled cabin. With that many airbags, is the seat belt still necessary? I realize it’s the law, but from a ...

It all started when GM first experimented with airbags in the 1970s. By the early 1990s a driver's side airbag was mandated by the federal government. Before the decade was over a front passenger ...

The natural evolution of the dull seat belt, the inflatable seat belt, will be expanding its reach and will no longer be a Ford key attribute. Takata Corporation, one of the biggest automotive ...

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 ...

Kia is recalling more than 80,000 of its Niro vehicles over an issue that could prevent their seat belts and airbags from functioning properly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

SAN ANDREAS - A seat belt and an airbag saved a driver from serious injury in a rollover Saturday morning in the Foothills, according to the California Highway Patrol. Edwin P. Bobricki, 20, was ...

Ford announced a recall campaign today that will affect approximately 850,050 vehicles. The announcement affects the 2013 and 2014 C-Max, Fusion, Escape and Lincoln MKZ. Affected models have a ...

The "Automotive Airbag And Seat Belt - Global Market Outlook (2017-2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global Automotive Airbag and Seat Belt market accounted for $53.98 ...