Padded Dashboard
A dashboard is a control panel placed in front of the driver of an automobile, it holds instrumentation and controls for operation of the vehicle. Padded dashboards are designed to reduce face and chest injuries to the driver and front passenger, in front-on collisions. They are made from polyurethane foam, while the surface is commonly either polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or leather. The first padded dashboard was invented in 1948 by Preston Tucker and was first seen in his car named Tucker Sedan (nicknamed Torpedo) in the same year.