Volvo invented the three-point seat belt in 1959 — more specifically, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin, who holds the patent. Now, the brand is making arguably the most significant update to this simple bit ...

Volvo is the carmaker that patented the modern three-point seat belt in 1959. The Swedish carmaker is now reimagining the safety belt by adding modern technology to it. The multi-adaptive safety belt ...

Despite the common knowledge that seat belts save lives, the number of unbelted fatalities is growing. Almost half of the people sitting in either the driver or front passenger seats who were killed ...

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In 1959, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin patented the now-ubiquitous three-point safety belt. This year his company built on that legacy. Its new adaptive restraint system customizes protection (e.g. by ...