<P> 1976: WABCO began the development of anti-locking braking system on commercial vehicles to prevent locking on slippery roads, followed in 1986 by the electronic braking system (EBS) for heavy duty vehicles . </P> <P> 1978: Mercedes - Benz W116 became the first production car to use an electronic four - wheel multi-channel anti-lock braking system (ABS) from Bosch as an option from 1978 on . </P> <P> 1982: Honda introduced electronically controlled multi-channel ALB (Anti Locking Brakes) as an option for the second generation of Prelude, launched worldwide in 1982 . Additional info: The general agent for Honda in Norway required all Preludes for the Norwegian market to have the ALB - system as a standard feature, making Honda Prelude to be the first car delivered in Europe with ABS as a standard feature . The Norwegian general agent also included sun roof and other options to be standard equipment in Norway, adding more luxury to the Honda brand . However, the Norwegian tax system made the well - equipped car very expensive, and the sales suffered from high cost . From 1984 the ALB - system, as well as the other optional features from Honda, was no longer a standard feature in Norway . </P> <P> In 1985 the Ford Scorpio was introduced to European market with a Teves electronic system throughout the range as standard . For this the model was awarded the coveted European Car of the Year Award in 1986, with very favourable praise from motoring journalists . After this success Ford began research into Anti-Lock systems for the rest of their range, which encouraged other manufacturers to follow suit . </P>

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