MIT and BMW are partnering to develop a 3D printed, inflatable, stretchy material that could change car design in the future. Currently, cars already use air in airbags and some seating. But because ...

Volvo isn't afraid to try new things with inflatables. Those things include its pedestrian airbag and now a child safety seat concept. The new concept has nothing to do with crash-activated airbag ...

“Air is pretty cheap,” says Skylar Tibbits, the co-director and founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT’s International Design Center. He’s making a point about inflatables, which could be useful for ...

Child car seats are essential for infant and toddler safety, but that doesn’t mean that parents are happy to use them. The seats are bulky and heavy, and they’re a pain to position correctly. But what ...

XP Vehicles wants to sell you an inflatable car that costs under $10,000. It’ll be shipped to you in two boxes and take roughly two hours for two people to build. Completely electric, the car’s light ...

Forget wearables, let's talk about inflatables. Volvo's new child safety seat concept is a fully inflatable device designed to make what's normally a clunky and heavy seat both lighter and more ...

Raise your hand if you’re a parent who has struggled with schlepping a child-safety seat through an airport, into a taxicab or even just from your car into grandma’s car. This is a frustration with ...

To address travelers' need for a child booster seat, UK-based BubbleBum has come up with a clever solution: an inflatable seat. The BubbleBum seat is essentially a cushion that can be stored in a ...

One of the more interesting novelties from last year's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, the GT Roof from GentleTent is billed as the world's first inflatable roof-top tent (RTT). It combines the convenience ...

He really loves his car. A man in Argentina became an internet sensation last week, and a hero of car enthusiasts around the globe, when he selflessly sacrificed his body to protect his Citroen sedan ...

The safety features war is on: Honda may be the first automaker to make backup cameras standard across most of its lineup, but Ford is focusing on backseat safety. The automaker is expanding the ...