Anti-lock brakes
From luxury option to legal requirement.
1978
Mercedes-Benz S-Class W116
FIRST
2007
European Union Regulation 2007
PERFECTED
From luxury option to legal requirement.
From exotic to default in 25 years.
Four-wheel drive moves from utility to performance.
Stopping wheelspin before you noticed it.
Bodywork that moves while you drive.
F1 tech reaches the road.
The reason cars stopped going off the road.
How modern engines got 30% more efficient.
The EV becomes a real car.
From novelty to non-negotiable.
The car starts driving itself.
The dashboard becomes a phone.
Faster than humans, smoother than autos.
Halogens, then HIDs, then everyone gave up.
When physical dials died.