when were airbags developed
The Ford car company during the year 1971 for the first time introduced an experimental airbag fleet. This was followed by the testing of airbags by the General Motors on its 1973 Chevrolet automobile model. These were initially sold only to the government.The first car to run on the road with an airbag for passenger was Oldsmobile Tornado which was made available for the public in 1973.In 1975 and 1976, General Motors presented Oldsmobile and Buick automobiles respectively with full size driver side airbags.uring the late 1980âs Chrysler were the first and the only company offering standard airbag restraint systems for safety. TRW began manufacturing the first of its type gas inflated airbag in 1994. As of today, airbags have been made compulsory from 1998 in all the cars.