A small 2009 car demolishes a 1959 Chevy in a crash test [video]
Your tax dollars at work. The auto industry fought most of the improvements that make that safety improvement possible. They fought seat belts. They fought air bags. They fought crumple zones.  They lost.Except Volvo, which was usually ahead of regulations on safety. They had each of those things before they were mandated.Volvo's CEO has announced that they want to eliminate all deaths in Volvo cars by 2020.  He also says that if a self-driving car has an accident, it's the manufacturer's fault and the manufacturer's financial responsibility.