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Key Daimler Safety Innovations at a Glance
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1931 First standard production passenger car with hydraulic braking system and independent front and rear wheel suspension |
1998 First TRIDION safety cell in smart car | |||
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1959 World’s first safety body with robust passenger cell and integrated crumple zones for passenger car. |
2000 First Lane Keeping Assist system for trucks | |||
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1964 First bus with wear-free brake (retarder) |
2001 Telligent stability control for trucks and buses | |||
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1978 World premiere of anti-block braking system (ABS) for passenger cars; Daimler launched the first ABS for commercial vehicles in 1981 |
2002 First anticipatory occupant protection system for passenger cars: PRE-SAFE® | |||
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1981 Airbag and belt tensioner available for a standard production passenger car for the first time |
2006 PRE-SAFE® Brake for passenger cars:autonomous partial braking; Active Brake Assist for Mercedes-Benz trucks | |||
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1987
First acceleration skid control (ASR) system for commercial vehicles |
2009 ATTENTIONASSIST & PRE-SAFE® Brake Night View Assist with with pedestrian detection for cars | |||
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1995 First Electronic Stability Program (ESP®); all Mercedes passenger cars have been equipped with ESP® as standard since 1999 |
2010
Emergency braking system (Active Brake Assist 2) for trucks brakes when stationary obstacles
are encountered | |||
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1996
Brake Assist introduced as standard – a world-first for passenger cars |
2010
Active Lane Keeping Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist, Night View Assist PLUS, LED-High- Performance headlamps for passenger cars |
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