Nils Bohlin's Three-Point Seatbelt History
Chapter 1

The spark of early invention

Chapter 2

Mass production and the everyday car

Chapter 3

Designing the dream

Chapter 4

The road ahead

YOUR GOAL

Master of How the horseless carriage conquered the world

Ch 4 · The road ahead
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Shine so bright, shine so bright / Rainwater cleans them in the night

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Volvo invented the modern seatbelt, then gave the patent away to save lives.

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audi Nils Bohlin designed the modern three-point seatbelt for Volvo.

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The modern electric revival

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Nils Bohlin's life-saving three-point seatbelt

audi Warm light shines on a classic three-point seatbelt buckled inside a car.

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Fun Fact

New car smell: The famous 'new car smell' is actually the scent of organic compounds evaporating from plastics, adhesives, and sealants inside the cabin.

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Glossary
highway (noun)
A main public road, especially one connecting major towns or cities. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956, authorizing a vast national network.

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Gossip

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Quiz

Which futuristic electric car did General Motors lease in 1996 in response to California's zero-emission mandate?

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Which U.S. President signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to build the interstate highway system?

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Quiz

What type of modern battery technology enabled the 21st-century resurgence of long-range electric vehicles?

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What laser-scanning technology do modern self-driving cars use to map their surroundings in 3D?

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Quiz

What U.S. military agency hosted the 2004 Grand Challenge that accelerated autonomous vehicle research?

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Quiz

Why did Volvo make their 1959 three-point seatbelt patent free for other car manufacturers to use?

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What safety innovation did Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invent for Volvo in 1958?

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How long was the national superhighway network authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956?

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