Ford is infusing plenty of nifty and useful new features into the 2021 F-150, including storage options in the cab, the new Sync 4 infotainment system with over-the-air updates, and an in-bed power ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ford, which introduced the auto industry’s first production rear inflatable seat belts on the 2011 Ford Explorer, will expand the safety devices to the Ford Flex and Lincoln vehicles set to arrive in ...

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 ...

The Ford F-Series is poised to remain the best-selling vehicle across the U.S. in 2020 as well – in part thanks to the Blue Oval’s impending introduction of the new F-150. The Ford F-Series is poised ...