Red seatbelt buttons—you see them in every car, including iced-out swankmobiles like Mercedes S-Classes and Bentley Continentals. That's because they're required by safety regulations. But Tesla has ...

The recent crash of a Delta Air Lines plane in Toronto ended with all 76 passengers hanging upside down, strapped in their seat belts. Even though the plane landed belly up and caught fire, everyone — ...

The release button on the receiver that is typically red is replaced with one made of clear plastic and embedded with LED lights. When the seat senses someone is in it, the button turns red until the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The seat belt in your car is there to keep the driver and passengers safe from death or serious injury in the event of an auto incident. It ...

For any motor vehicle driver or passenger, buckling in a seat belt before driving is an automatic habit, but this wasn’t always the case. Although English inventor Sir George Cayley created lap belts ...

Within the next two years, the "ding" of a seat belt reminder will be required for all seats in a vehicle, no longer just the driver. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a ...

Historic Czech carmaker and Volkswagen Group fan favorite Škoda has just introduced illuminated seat belt buckles, claiming they will put an end to the hassle and faff of trying to belt up at night.

A federal safety seat belt reminder rule requires new seat belt tech to be rolled out to every vehicle by September 2027.