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 ...

Ford is hoping that one of its patented technologies will become common in all cars, including those from competing automakers. The American brand is offering licenses for its patented inflatable seat ...

View post: Don’t Ignore the 2025 Kia Niro’s Sweet Lease Deals this December “Moving forward, we’re going to continue using standard rear belts with prentensioners and load limiters instead of ...

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 ...

Next time you stick grandma in the backseat of your 2011 Ford Explorer, take comfort in the fact that she might be saved in a crash by an inflatable seat belt that spreads the force of impact over ...

Ford really wants the popularity of passenger safety to blow up. The F-150-maker is getting ready to license its patented inflatable seat belt technology—including to competing automakers. According ...

CARS.COM — Inflatable rear seat belts, which were first introduced by Ford for the 2011 model year, have been approved for use by six car-seat manufacturers, but only for some of their child-safety ...

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 ...

Ford Motor Co. will offer inflatable rear seat belts in more of its vehicles starting next summer, The Associated Press reports. Ford was the first in the industry to offer the belts, which are now ...

A highly-promoted feature in the 2011 Ford Explorer are its new inflatable rear seat belts. The not-so-highly-promoted working stiffs that helped make it happen? Human cadavers. Here's how automakers ...