– 1958 Saab GT 750 First shoulder belts – 1959 Volvo PV444/544 First standard shoulder belts – 1959 Volvo 122 Active restraint First airbags – 1973 (for the 1974 model year) full-size Cadillac, Buick and Oldsmobile (Air Cushion Restraint System) First standard dual frontal airbags – 1987 Porsche 944 First rear-seat frontal airbag – 1993 Nissan President First side torso airbags – 1994 (for the 1995 model year) Volvo 850 First knee airbag – 1996 Kia Sportage First six-airbag system – 1997 Audi A8: 1 side airbag in every door + 2 front airbags. First side head airbags – 1997 BMW 7 Series (E38) First rear window curtain airbag – 2008 Toyota iQ First rear seat centre airbag – 2009 Toyota First seatbelt airbags – 2011 Ford Explorer and Lexus LFA First front center airbag – 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia First rear seat airbag – 2021 Mercedes Benz S Class Tires First use of pneumatic tires – 1895 Peugeot L'Eclair (Michelin) First standard pneumatic tires – 1896 Bollée Voiturette First radial-ply tires – 1946 Michelin "X" (Optional fitment on 1949 Peugeots, Citroën 11CV and Simca 8, standard on the 1950 Lancia Aurelia) First self-repairing tires – 1950 Goodyear First run flat tire – 1974 Mini 1275GT (Dunlop Denovo; optional) Lighting First electrical lighting – 1898 Columbia electric First bright headlamps – 1899 Bleriot carbide generator First standard lights – 1904 "Prest-O-Lite" acetylene First standard electrical lights – 1908 Peerless First integrated electrical and lighting system – 1912 Cadillac Model 1912 Delco First "dipping" headlamps – 1915 Guide Lamp Company First original-equipment (OEM) "dipping" headlamps – 1917 Cadillac First stop or brake lights – 1919 Phianna First dual-beam headlamp – 1924 Bilux First directional headlamps – 1934 Tatra 77 First hidden headlamps – 1935 (for the 1936 model year) Cord 810 (hand cranked from dash) First flush mounted taillights with the body – 1935 (for the 1936 model year) Cord 810 First fog lights – 1937 (for the 1938 model year) Cadillac First power hidden headlamps – 1938 Buick Y-Job First production power hidden headlamps – 1941 (for the 1942 model year) DeSoto (standard) First auto-dimming headlamps – 1951 (for the 1952 model year) Cadillac and Oldsmobile (Autronic Eye) First auto-on/off headlamps – 1959 (for the 1960 model year) Buick (Twilight Sentinel) First headlamp wipers – 1970 Saab (95, 96, 99) First AC HID (lowbeam only) lights