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Automobile
Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
Industry: Automotive
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Seat belt pretensioner
Automotive; Automobile
Device to automatically retract the seat belt when a crash is detected.
Secondary safety
Automotive; Automobile
Built-in crash protection features – such as seat belts and airbags - to minimise injury to the occupants in the event of a collision.
Sidestick
Automotive; Automobile
Side-mounted steering joystick fitted to some experimental drive-by-wire cars.
Sidebags
Automotive; Automobile
Slang for airbags fitted to the passenger seats or doors to provide additional protection during an impact from the side.
Side intrusion bar
Automotive; Automobile
Sturdy component built into a door to help prevent it caving inwards during an impact.
Semiconductor
Automotive; Automobile
Generic term for transistors, diodes and other devices with a limited or directional ability to conduct electricity.
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