The Automotive Crash Injury Research Center was founded in 1952 by John O. Moore at the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, which spun off in 1972 as Calspan Corporation.[1] It pioneered the use of crash testing, originally using corpses rather than dummies. The project discovered that improved door locks, energy-absorbing steering wheels, padded dashboards, and seat belts could prevent an extraordinary percentage of injuries.[1] The project led Liberty Mutual to fund the building of a demonstration Cornell Safety Car in 1956, which received national publicity and influenced carmakers.[1][2][3] Carmakers soon started their own crash-test laboratories and gradually adopted many of the Cornell innovations.
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edit- ^ a b c "Calspan Company History and Timeline". Calspan Corp. Archived from the original on March 21, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
- ^ "In 1957, It Was the World's Safest Car: The Cornell-Liberty Safety Car". Car and Driver. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "1957 Cornell-Liberty Safety Car - The Henry Ford". www.thehenryford.org. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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