Milestones in safety development In the early 1970s, alone on the occasion of the ESV programme Mercedes-Benz built over 30 experimental vehicles for research on future automotive safety systems. These prepared the ground for numerous innovations, some of which only reached series production maturity years later. They include ABS, belt tensioners and belt force limiters, airbag and […]
Dec 3 2014
1870s Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESFs)
Milestones in safety development In the early 1970s, alone on the occasion of the ESV programme Mercedes-Benz built over 30 experimental vehicles for research on future automotive safety systems. These prepared the ground for numerous innovations, some of which only reached series production maturity years later. They include ABS, belt tensioners and belt force limiters, airbag and […]
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