Pet safety apparatus

A safety apparatus for use with a pet riding in a vehicle, comprising:

• a harness made of a flexible material configured to fit the pet;
• a plurality of distinct regular polygonal pads;
• a substance retained within each distinct regular polygonal pad of the plurality of distinct regular polygonal pads;
• a hexagonal structure of a plurality of hexagonal structures to border an outer perimeter edge of each distinct regular polygonal pad of the plurality of distinct regular polygonal pads to form a pattern of a regular hexagonal tessellation, in which a first portion of a first hexagonal structure abuts a first portion of a second hexagonal structure, the hexagonal structure to retain each distinct regular polygonal pad;
• and
• a tether attached to the harness and to a mounting point attached to a structural element of the vehicle.